Judges 16:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 16:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es wurde den Gasitern berichtet und gesagt: Simson ist hierher gekommen. Und sie umstellten ihn und lauerten die ganze Nacht auf ihn im Stadttore; und sie verhielten sich still die ganze Nacht und sprachen: Bis der Morgen hell wird, dann wollen wir ihn erschlagen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y fué dicho á los de Gaza: Samsón es venido acá. Y cercáronlo, y pusiéronle espías toda aquella noche á la puerta de la ciudad: y estuvieron callados toda aquella noche, diciendo: Hasta la luz de la mañana; entonces lo mataremos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E foi dito aos de Gaza: Sansão veio aqui. E cercaram-no, e puseram-lhe espias toda aquela noite à porta da cidade: e estiveram calados toda aquela noite, dizendo: Até a luz da manhã; então o mataremos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E falaram aos gazitas: "Sansão está aqui". Os gazitas cercaram o lugar em segredo, e o esperaram durante toda a noite junto ao portão da cidade. Eles se mantiveram quietos durante toda a noite. Disseram: "Esperemos até o dia amanhecer, então o mataremos".
📖 Judges 16:2 in Context
1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
2And 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.
3And 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.
4And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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