KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Samuel 25:15–16
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1 Samuel 25:15
15But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
15But the men were very good vnto vs, and we were not †hurt, neither missed we any thing as long as wee were conuersant with them, when we were in the fields.
- Heb. shamed.
1 Samuel 25:16
16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
16They were a wall vnto vs both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping sheepe.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 25:15
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Truly or in a high degree; as an adjective, true or real.
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That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
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To harm; to damage; to injure by occasioning loss.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To miss: to fail to hit, reach, notice, find, or obtain.
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One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Extending a great distance or duration; also to desire earnestly.
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conversant
Living, remaining, or keeping company with others; associated or familiar by continued presence.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 25:16
A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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Holding; restraining; preserving; guarding; protecting; performing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
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Open the full verse study7And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
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Open the full verse study15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study10Hast 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.
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Open the full verse study22And 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.
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Open the full verse study5For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
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Open the full verse study20And 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.
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