Judges

Judges 16:2

2When 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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the Gazitesלַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀la·‘az·zā·ṯîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH5841 Azzathite
heard thatלֵאמֹ֗רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙šim·šō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8123 Samson
wasבָּ֤אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
thereהֵ֔נָּהhên·nāhAdverbH2008 hither
they surroundedוַיָּסֹ֛בּוּway·yā·sōb·būConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5437 turn about, go around, surround
and lay in waitוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־way·ye·’er·ḇū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH693 lie in wait
for himל֥וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
allכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהhal·lay·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
at the cityהָעִ֑ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbə·ša·‘arPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
They were quietוַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּway·yiṯ·ḥā·rə·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
throughoutכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙hal·lay·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Let us wait untilעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
dawnא֥וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singular constructH216 light
then we will kill himוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃wa·hăr·ḡə·nu·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singularH2026 kill, slay

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