Parallel JDG 16:2

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BSB § 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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WEB The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.”

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

LSV [it is told] to the Gazathites, saying, “Samson has come in here”; and they go around and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, “Until the morning light—then we have slain him.”

FBV The men of Gaza found out Samson was there, so they gathered to spend the night lying in wait for him at the town gates. They kept quiet all night, whispering to one another, “We'll kill him when it gets light.”

T4T People soon found out that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together at the city gate and waited all night. They said to themselves, “When it dawns tomorrow morning, we will kill him when he tries to leave the city.”

LEB The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here,” so they surrounded the place and lay in ambush for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night, saying, “We will wait until the morning light, and then we will kill him.”

BBE 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.

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JPS And it was told the Gazites, saying: 'Samson is come hither.' And they compassed him in, and lay in 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.'

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.

DRA And when the Philistines had beard this, and it was noised about among them, that Samson was come into the city, they surrounded him, setting guards at the gate of the city, and watching there all the night in silence, that in the morning they might kill him as he went out.

YLT [it is told] to the Gazathites, saying, 'Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, 'Till the light of the morning — then we have slain him.'

DBY [And it was told] the Gazathites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they surrounded [him], and laid wait for him all night at the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning light we will kill him.

RV 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.

WBS And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they encompassed him , 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.

KJB 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.[fn]
  (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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BB And it was tolde the Azathites, saying: Samson is come hyther. And they went about, and layde a wayte for hym there all nyght in the gate of the citie, and were styll all the nyght, saying: In the mornyng whan it is day, we shall kyll hym.
  (And it was tolde the Azathites, saying: Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laid a wait for him there all night in the gate of the city, and were still all the night, saying: In the morning when it is day, we shall kyll him.)

GNV And it was tolde to the Azzahites, Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laied wayte for him all night in the gate of the citie, and were quiet all the nyght, saying, Abide till the morning earely, and we shall kill him.
  (And it was tolde to the Azzahites, Samson is come hither. And they went about, and laied wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Abide till the morning earely, and we shall kill him. )

CB The was it saide vnto the Gasites: Samson is come hither. And they compased him aboute, & caused to laye wayte for him preuely, & watched all the nighte in the gate of ye cite, & all that nighte they helde them styll, & sayde: Abyde, tomorow whan it is lighte, we wyll slaye him.
  (The was it said unto the Gasites: Samson is come hither. And they compased him about, and caused to lay wait for him preuely, and watched all the night in the gate of ye/you_all city, and all that night they held them still, and said: Abyde, tomorow when it is lighte, we will slay/kill him.)

WYC And whanne Filisteis hadden seyn this, and it was pupplischid at hem, that Sampson entride in to the citee, thei cumpassiden hym, whanne keperis weren set in the yate of the citee; and thei abididen there al nyyt `with silence, that in the morewtid thei schulen kille Sampson goynge out.
  (And when Filisteis had seen this, and it was pupplischid at them, that Sampson entered in to the city, they cumpassiden him, when keepers were set in the gate of the citee; and they abididen there all night `with silence, that in the morning they should kille Sampson goynge out.)

LUT Da ward den Gasitern gesagt: Simson ist hereinkommen. Und sie umgaben ihn und ließen auf ihn lauern die ganze Nacht in der Stadt Tor; und waren die ganze Nacht stille und sprachen: Harre! Morgen, wenn es licht wird, wollen wir ihn erwürgen.
  (So was the Gasitern gesagt: Simson is hereinkommen. And they/she/them umgaben him/it and leave/let on him/it lauern the ganze night in the city Tor; and waren the ganze night silence and said: Harre! Morgen, when it licht wird, wollen wir him/it erwürgen.)

CLV Quod cum audissent Philisthiim, et percrebruisset apud eos intrasse urbem Samson, circumdederunt eum, positis in porta civitatis custodibus: et ibi tota nocte cum silentio præstolantes, ut facto mane exeuntem occiderent.
  (That when/with audissent Philisthiim, and percrebruisset apud them intrasse urbem Samson, circumdederunt him, positis in porta of_the_city custodibus: and ibi tota nocte when/with silentio præstolantes, as facto mane exeuntem occiderent. )

BRN And it was reported to the Gazites, saying, Sampson is come hither: and they compassed him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and they were quiet all the night, saying, Let us wait till the dawn appear, and we will slay him.

BrLXX Καὶ ἀνηγγέλη τοῖς Γαζαίοις, λέγοντες, ἥκει Σαμψὼν ὧδε. καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν, καὶ ἐνήδρευσαν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως· καὶ ἐκώφευσαν ὅλην τὴν νύκτα, λέγοντες, ἕως διαφαύσῃ ὁ ὄρθρος, καὶ φονεύσωμεν αὐτόν.
  (Kai anaʸngelaʸ tois Gazaiois, legontes, haʸkei Sampsōn hōde. kai ekuklōsan, kai enaʸdreusan epʼ auton holaʸn taʸn nukta en taʸ pulaʸ taʸs poleōs; kai ekōfeusan holaʸn taʸn nukta, legontes, heōs diafausaʸ ho orthros, kai foneusōmen auton. )