1st Samuel Chapter 25 verse 16 Holy Bible
they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.
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They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.
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They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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they were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThey wereהָי֣וּ (hā·yū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea wallחוֹמָה֙ (ḥō·w·māh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2346: A wall of protectionaround us,עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstbothגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, anddayיוֹמָ֑ם (yō·w·mām)AdverbStrong's 3119: Daytime, by dayandגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andnight,לַ֖יְלָה (lay·lāh)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3915: A twist, night, adversitythe wholeכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everytimeיְמֵ֛י (yə·mê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 3117: A daywe wereהֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ (hĕ·yō·w·ṯê·nū)Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beherdingרֹעִ֥ים (rō·‘îm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate withour sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ (haṣ·ṣōn)Article | Noun - common singularStrong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flocknear them.עִמָּ֖ם (‘im·mām)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5973: With, equally withJump to PreviousKeeping Night Round Sheep Tending Time Wall