Luke 8:42

8:42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. ¹ 

As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed ²  around him.

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¹ tn This imperfect verb could be understood ingressively: “she was beginning to die” or “was approaching death.”

² sn Pressed is a very emphatic term – the crowds were pressing in so hard that one could hardly breathe (L&N 19.48).