1 Samuel 25:16
Bible › 1 Samuel › Chapter 25 › Verse 16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
In other translations
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
Hebrew words
חוֹמָהchomaha wallH2346הָיוּhayuthey wereH1961עָלֵינוּ'aleinuwith usH5921גַּם־gam-bothH1571לַיְלָהlaylahnightH3915גַּם־gam-as well asH1571יוֹמָםyomamby dayH3119כָּל־kol-allH3605יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117הֱיוֹתֵנוּheyotenubeing weH1961עִמָּם'imamwith themH5973רֹעִיםro'imshepherdingH7462הַצֹּאן׃hatzonthe flockH6629
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Job 1:10Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Exodus 14:22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Zechariah 2:5For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- Jeremiah 15:20And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
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