Judges 16:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים
ʻAzzâthîy
H5841
Gazathite
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
הֵ֔נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
ל֥וֹ
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַלַּ֖יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
בְּשַׁ֣עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ
chârash
H2790
to plough
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙
layil
H3915
night
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
א֥וֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
הַבֹּ֖קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
[It was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come here. They compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] until morning light, then we will kill him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
to the Gazites, saying, “Samson has come here.” So they encircled and they lay in ambush for him all of the night at the gate of the city. And they kept themselves quiet all of the night, saying, “At the light of the morning, then we will kill him.”
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