Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 25:16 Interlinear
“They were a wall unto us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | חוֹמָה֙ | H2346 | They were a wall | a wall of protection |
| 2 | הָי֣וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 3 | עָלֵ֔ינוּ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 4 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 5 | לַ֖יְלָה | H3915 | unto us both by night | properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity |
| 6 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 7 | יוֹמָ֑ם | H3119 | and day | daily |
| 8 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 9 | יְמֵ֛י | H3117 | all the while | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 10 | הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 11 | עִמָּ֖ם | H5973 | adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then | |
| 12 | רֹעִ֥ים | H7462 | we were with them keeping | to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie |
| 13 | הַצֹּֽאן׃ | H6629 | the sheep | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 25:15But the men good were very unto us and we were not hurt...
1 Samuel 25:16 (current)They were a wall unto us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep
1 Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do ...