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Judges 16:2
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Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
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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.
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And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is] before Hebron.
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Verse Text
And it was told the GazitesH5841, sayingH559, SamsonH8123 is comeH935 hither. And they compassed him inH5437, and laid waitH693 for him all nightH3915 in the gateH8179 of the cityH5892, and were quietH2790 all the nightH3915, sayingH559, In the morningH1242, when it is dayH216, we shall killH2026 him.
לַעַזָּתִים ׀ לֵאמֹר בָּא שִׁמְשֹׁון הֵנָּה וַיָּסֹבּוּ וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־לֹו כָל־הַלַּיְלָה בְּשַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיִּתְחָרְשׁוּ כָל־הַלַּיְלָה לֵאמֹר עַד־אֹור הַבֹּקֶר וַהֲרְגְנֻהוּ ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
לַֽ/עַזָּתִ֣ים |
la./'a.za.Tim | H5841 | HRd/Np | to the/ Gazites |
לֵ/אמֹ֗ר |
le./Mor | H559 | HR/Vqc | (to)/ saying |
בָּ֤א |
ba' | H935 | HVqp3ms | he has come |
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ |
shim.shOn | H8123 | HNp | Samson |
הֵ֔נָּה |
He.nah | H2008 | HD | here |
וַ/יָּסֹ֛בּוּ |
va/i.ya.So.bu | H5437 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they surrounded |
וַ/יֶּאֶרְבוּ |
va/i.ye.'er.vu- | H693 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they lay in wait |
ל֥/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | for (the)/ him | |
כָל |
khol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
הַ/לַּ֖יְלָה |
ha./Lay.lah | H3915 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ night |
בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר |
be./Sha.'ar | H8179 | HR/Ncmsc | at/ (the) gate of |
הָ/עִ֑יר |
ha./'Ir | H5892 | HTd/Ncfsa | the/ city |
וַ/יִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ |
va/i.yit.cha.re.Shu | H2790 | HC/Vtw3mp | and/ they were silent |
כָל |
khol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | all |
הַ/לַּ֨יְלָה֙ |
ha./Lay.lah | H3915 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ night |
לֵ/אמֹ֔ר |
le./Mor | H559 | HR/Vqc | (to)/ saying |
עַד |
'ad- | H5704 | HR | until |
א֥וֹר |
'or | H216 | HNcbsc | (the) light of |
הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר |
ha./Bo.ker | H1242 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ morning |
וַ/הֲרְגְנֻֽ/הוּ |
va./har.ge.Nu./hu | H2026 | HC/Vqp1cp/Sp3ms | and/ we will kill/ him |
- H216 — אוֹר (ʼôwr, ore): from אוֹר; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H693 — אָרַב (ʼârab, aw-rab'): a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H1242 — בֹּקֶר (bôqer, bo'-ker): from בָּקַר; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning; ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.
- H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
- H2790 — חָרַשׁ (chârash, khaw-rash'): a primitive root; to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); hence (from the idea of secrecy) to be silent, to let alone; hence (by implication) to be deaf (as an accompaniment of dumbness); [idiom] altogether, cease, conceal, be deaf, devise, ear, graven, imagine, leave off speaking, hold peace, plow(-er, man), be quiet, rest, practise secretly, keep silence, be silent, speak not a word, be still, hold tongue, worker.
- H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
- H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
- H5841 — עַזָּתִי (ʻAzzâthîy, az-zaw-thee'): patrial from עַזָּה; an Azzathite or inhabitant of Azzah; Gazathite, Gazite.
- H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
- H8123 — שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshôwn, shim-shone'): from שֶׁמֶשׁ; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite; Samson.
- H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H2008 — הֵנָּה (hênnâh, hane'-naw): from הֵן; hither or thither (but used both of place and time); here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, [phrase] since, this (that) way, thitherward, [phrase] thus far, to...fro, [phrase] yet.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- compassed — 1 Samuel 19:11, 1 Samuel 23:26, Psalms 118:10-12, Acts 9:24, 2 Corinthians 11:32-33
- kill him — Judges 15:18, Matthew 21:38, Matthew 27:1, Acts 23:15
Reciprocal references (7): Genesis 3:6, Exodus 14:3, Judges 1:18, 1 Samuel 23:7, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 8:7, Psalms 59:1
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HOME, SAMSON
- Nave’s: FRIENDS, GAZATHITES, SAMSON
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