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Judges 16:2

NETBible	The Gazites were told,¹ “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town² and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave.³ They relaxed⁴ all night, thinking,⁵ “He will not leave⁶ until morning comes;⁷ then we will kill him!”
NIV © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	The people of Gaza were told, "Samson is here!" So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They made no move during the night, saying, "At dawn we’ll kill him."
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	When it was told to the Gazites, saying, "Samson has come here," they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, " Let us wait until the morning light, then we will kill him."
NLT © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at the city gates. They kept quiet during the night, saying to themselves, "When the light of morning comes, we will kill him."
MSG © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	The news got around: "Samson's here." They gathered around in hiding, waiting all night for him at the city gate, quiet as mice, thinking, "At sunrise we'll kill him."
BBE © SABDAweb Jdg 16:2	And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the doorway of the town, but at night they kept quiet, saying, When daylight comes we will put him to death.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jdg 16:2	The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here." So they circled around and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They kept quiet all night, thinking, "Let us wait until the light of the morning; then we will kill him."
NKJV © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	When the Gazites were told , "Samson has come here!" they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They were quiet all night, saying, "In the morning, when it is daylight, we will kill him."
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KJV	[And it was told] the Gazites <05841>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Samson <08123> is come <0935> (8804) hither. And they compassed [him] in <05437> (8799)_, and laid wait <0693> (8799) for him all night <03915> in the gate <08179> of the city <05892>_, and were quiet <02790> (8691) all the night <03915>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, In the morning <01242>_, when it is day <0216>_, we shall kill <02026> (8804) him. {quiet: Heb. silence}
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 16:2	When it was told to the Gazites <05841> , saying <0559> , "Samson <08123> has come <0935> here <02008> ," they surrounded <05437> the place and lay <0693> in wait <0693> for him all <03605> night <03915> at the gate <08179> of the city <05892> . And they kept <02790> silent <02790> all <03605> night <03915> , saying <0559> , "Let us wait until <05704> the morning <01242> light <0216> , then we will kill <02026> him."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ aphggelh {V-API-3S} toiv <3588> T-DPM gazaioiv {N-DPM} legontev <3004> V-PAPNP hkei <1854> V-PAI-3S samqwn <4546> N-PRI entauya {ADV} kai <2532> CONJ ekuklwsan <2944> V-AAI-3P kai <2532> CONJ enhdreusan <1748> V-AAI-3P auton <846> D-ASM olhn <3650> A-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF nukta <3571> N-ASF epi <1909> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF pulhv <4439> N-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF polewv <4172> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ ekwfeusan {V-AAI-3P} olhn <3650> A-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF nukta <3571> N-ASF legontev <3004> V-PAPNP ewv <2193> PREP fwtov <5457> N-GSN prwi <4404> ADV meinwmen <3306> V-AAS-1P kai <2532> CONJ apokteinwmen <615> V-AAS-1P auton <846> D-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	The Gazites <05841> were told <0559> , “Samson <08123> has come <0935> here <02008> !” So they surrounded <05437> the town and hid <0693> all <03605> night <03915> at the city <05892> gate <08179> , waiting for him to leave. They relaxed <02790> all <03605> night <03915> , thinking <0559> , “He will not leave until <05704> morning <01242> comes <0216> ; then we will kill <02026> him!”
HEBREW	whngrhw <02026> rqbh <01242> rwa <0216> de <05704> rmal <0559> hlylh <03915> lk <03605> wsrxtyw <02790> ryeh <05892> resb <08179> hlylh <03915> lk <03605> wl <0> wbrayw <0693> wboyw <05437> hnh <02008> Nwsms <08123> ab <0935> rmal <0559> Mytzel (16:2) <05841>

NETBible

The Gazites were told,¹ “Samson has come here!” So they surrounded the town² and hid all night at the city gate, waiting for him to leave.³ They relaxed⁴ all night, thinking,⁵ “He will not leave⁶ until morning comes;⁷ then we will kill him!”

NET Notes

¹tc Heb “To the Gazites, saying.” A verb is missing from the MT; some ancient Greek witnesses add “it was reported.”

²tn Heb “And they surrounded.” The rest of the verse suggests that “the town” is the object, not “the house.” Though the Gazites knew Samson was in the town, apparently they did not know exactly where he had gone. Otherwise, they would could have just gone into or surrounded the house and would not have needed to post guards at the city gate.

³tn Heb “and they lay in wait for him all night in the city gate.”

⁴tn Heb “were silent.”

⁵tn Heb “saying.”

⁶tn The words “He will not leave” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁷tn Heb “until the light of the morning.”