1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:15–16

¹⁵Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them. ¹⁶They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.

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1 Samuel 25:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet these men	וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
were very	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
good	טֹבִ֥ים	ṭō·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
to us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
When we were	בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ	bih·yō·w·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
we were not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
harassed	הָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙	hā·ḵə·lam·nū	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common plural	H3637 be humiliated
and nothing	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of ours went missing	פָקַ֣דְנוּ	p̄ā·qaḏ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
time	יְמֵי֙	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
we lived	הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ	hiṯ·hal·laḵ·nū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
among them	אִתָּ֔ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with

1 Samuel 25:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were	הָי֣וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wall	חוֹמָה֙	ḥō·w·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
around us	עָלֵ֔ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
both	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
day	יוֹמָ֑ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
night	לַ֖יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
time	יְמֵ֛י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
we were	הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ	hĕ·yō·w·ṯê·nū	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
herding	רֹעִ֥ים	rō·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
our sheep	הַצֹּֽאן׃	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
near them	עִמָּ֖ם	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with

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