Judges 16:2 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 16:2

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.”

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ASV

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, Let be till morning light, then we will kill him.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀	la.'a.za.Tim	to the Gazites	H5841 →
לֵאמֹ֗ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
בָּ֤א	ba'	he has come	H935 →
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙	shim.shOn	Samson	H8123 →
הֵ֔נָּה	He.nah	here	H2008 →
וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ	vai.ya.So.bu	and they surrounded	H5437 →
וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־	vai.ye.'er.vu-	and they lay in wait	H693 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	for <the> him
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הַלַּ֖יְלָה	ha.Lay.lah	the night	H3915 →
בְּשַׁ֣עַר	be.Sha.'ar	at [the] gate of	H8179 →
הָעִ֑יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ	vai.yit.cha.re.Shu	and they were silent	H2790 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙	ha.Lay.lah	the night	H3915 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
א֥וֹר	'or	[the] light of	H216 →
הַבֹּ֖קֶר	ha.Bo.ker	the morning	H1242 →
וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃	va.har.ge.Nu.hu	and we will kill him	H2026 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 9:24
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:32
  In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
- Acts 25:3
  to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
Through
1 Samuel 23:26
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…
leads to
- Psalms 17:9
  from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
- Psalms 22:12
  Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Through
Acts 23:15
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.”
leads to
- Psalms 37:32–33
  Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Isaiah 59:7
  Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Proverbs 1:11–12
  If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:16
  For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.