1 Samuel 25:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They were a wallחֹומָה֙
(cho·v·mah)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
to us bothגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
by nightלַ֖יְלָה
(lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
and by day,יֹומָ֑ם
(yo·v·mam;)
3119: daytime, by dayfrom yom
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the timeיְמֵ֛י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
we were with them tendingרֹעִ֥ים
(ro·'im)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
the sheep.הַצֹּֽאן׃
(ha·tzon.)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They were a wall
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
unto us both by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and day
yowmam  (yo-mawm')
daily -- daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
all the while
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
we were with them keeping
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
the sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Parallel Verses
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.

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

NET Bible
Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were a wall protecting us day and night as long as we were watching the sheep near them.

King James 2000 Bible
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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