And it was told the Gazites
`Azzathiy (az-zaw-thee')
an Azzathite or inhabitant of Azzah -- Gazathite, Gazite.
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Samson
Shimshown (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.
is come
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
hither And they compassed him in
cabab (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
and laid wait
'arab (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for him all night
layil (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
in the gate
sha`ar (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and were quiet
charash (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
all the night
layil (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
saying
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
In the morning
boqer (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
when it is day
'owr (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
we shall kill
harag (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
him
