Judges 16:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Samsonשִׁמְשֹׁ֖ון
(shim·sho·vn)
8123: a deliverer of Isr.from the same as shemesh
wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
(vai·ye·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to Gazaעַזָּ֑תָה
(az·za·tah;)
5804a: a Philistine cityof uncertain derivation
and sawוַיַּרְא־
(vai·yar·-)
7200: to seea prim. root
a harlotאִשָּׁ֣ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
there,שָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
and wentוַיָּבֹ֖א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Samson
Shimshown  (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.
to Gaza
`Azzah  (az-zaw')
strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine -- Azzah, Gaza.
and saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
there an harlot
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
and went in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

King James Bible
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went to bed with her.

International Standard Version
Sometime later, Samson went to Gaza, saw a prostitute there, and went in to have sex with her.

NET Bible
Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and slept with her.

King James 2000 Bible
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
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