2346 [e]   16 ḥō·w·māh   16 חוֹמָה֙    16 A wall   16 N‑fs   16

1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961 [e] hā·yū הָי֣וּ they were V‑Qal‑Perf‑3cp

1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] ‘ā·lê·nū, עָלֵ֔ינוּ to us Prep | 1cp

1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571 [e] gam- גַּם־ both Conj

1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)">3915 [e] lay·lāh לַ֖יְלָה by night N‑ms

1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571 [e] gam- גַּם־ and Conj

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1) by day, in the daytime subst 2) daytime">3119 [e] yō·w·mām; יוֹמָ֑ם day Adv

1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] kāl- כָּל־ all N‑msc

1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow">3117 [e] yə·mê יְמֵ֛י the time N‑mpc

1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961 [e] hĕ·yō·w·ṯê·nū הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ we were V‑Qal‑Inf | 1cp

1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of">5973 [e] ‘im·mām עִמָּ֖ם with them Prep | 3mp

1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) 2a) (Qal) to associate with 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend">7462 [e] rō·‘îm רֹעִ֥ים keeping V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑mp

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1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629 [e] haṣ·ṣōn. הַצֹּֽאן׃ the sheep Art | N‑cs

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They were a wall around us, both day and night,  the entire time we were herding the sheep.

New American Standard Bible
"They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them tending the sheep.

King James Bible
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. International Standard Version
They were a wall around us both day and night, all the time we were with them taking care of the sheep.

American Standard Version
they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

Young's Literal Translation
a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.1 Samuel 25:16 • 1 Samuel 25:16 NIV • 1 Samuel 25:16 NLT • 1 Samuel 25:16 ESV • 1 Samuel 25:16 NASB • 1 Samuel 25:16 KJV • 1 Samuel 25:16 Commentaries • 1 Samuel 25:16 Bible Apps • 1 Samuel 25:16 Biblia Paralela • 1 Samuel 25:16 Chinese Bible • 1 Samuel 25:16 French Bible • 1 Samuel 25:16 German Bible

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