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I was almost in all evil. The Beth Essentiae denotes "in", in the sense of "as" = I soon became as an evil man, &c. See App-75.
almost = in a little while. Hebrew. kim'at. Occurs eighteen times (Gen_26:10. 2Sa_19:36. 1Ch_16:19. 2Ch_12:7. Ezr_9:8. Job_32:22. Psa_2:12; Psa_73:2; Psa_81:14; Psa_94:17; Psa_105:12; Psa_119:87. Psa_5:14; Psa_10:20. Son_3:4. Isa_1:9; Isa_26:20. Eze_16:47). It is rendered "almost" only in Psa_73:2, Psa_119:87, and here, where it may as well be rendered "soon" or "quickly" as in Job_32:22. Psa_81:14; Psa_94:17 (margin) It denotes in a little time, as in Psa_2:12; Psa_105:12 (= soon numbered). 2Ch_12:7 (= a little while). Son_3:4 (= a little while; i.e. scarcely). Isa_26:20.
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.