1 Samuel 25:16
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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.

a wall

Exodus 14:22 And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up; for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.

Job 1:10 Hast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth?

Jeremiah 15:20 And I will make thee to this people as a strong wall of brass: and they shall fight against thee, and shall not prevail: for I am with thee to save thee, and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

Zechariah 2:5 And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof.

Context
David, Nabal, and Abigail
15These men were very good to us, and gave us no trouble: Neither did we ever lose any thing all the time that we conversed with them in the desert. 16They were a wall unto us, both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.17Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him.…
Cross References
Exodus 14:22
And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up; for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.

1 Samuel 25:17
Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him.

Job 1:10
Hast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth?

Lexicon
They were
הָי֣וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a wall
חוֹמָה֙ (ḥō·w·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection

around us,
עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

both
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

day
יוֹמָ֑ם (yō·w·mām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3119: Daytime, by day

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

night,
לַ֖יְלָה (lay·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

time
יְמֵ֛י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

we were
הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ (hĕ·yō·w·ṯê·nū)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

herding
רֹעִ֥ים (rō·‘îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

our sheep
הַצֹּֽאן׃ (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

near them.
עִמָּ֖ם (‘im·mām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with


Additional Translations
They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

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

And when we were in the field, they were as a wall round about us, both by night and by day, all the days that we were with them feeding the flock.

They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.

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

They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

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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