Judges 16:2
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And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”
In other translations
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”
Hebrew words
לַעַזָּתִים׀la'azatimto the GazitesH5841לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559בָּאba'he has comeH935שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123הֵנָּהhenahhereH2008וַיָּסֹבּוּvaiyasobuand they surroundedH5437וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־vaiye'ervu-and they lay in waitH693לוֹlofor <the> himכָל־khol-allH3605הַלַּיְלָהhalaylahthe nightH3915בְּשַׁעַרbesha'arat [the] gate ofH8179הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892וַיִּתְחָרְשׁוּvaiyitchareshuand they were silentH2790כָל־khol-allH3605הַלַּיְלָהhalaylahthe nightH3915לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559עַד־'ad-untilH5704אוֹר'or[the] light ofH216הַבֹּקֶרhabokerthe morningH1242וַהֲרְגְנֻהוּ׃vahargenuhuand we will kill himH2026
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Related verses
- Psalm 118:10-1210 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. 11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. 12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
- 1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
- Acts 9:24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
- Matthew 21:38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- 2 Corinthians 11:32-3332 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: 33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. 33 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
- Judges 15:18And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
- Acts 23:15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- Matthew 27:1When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
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People and places
People: Samson
Places: Gaza