en_tn/jdg/16/01.md

# he went to bed with her

The phrase "went to bed with" is a polite way of referring to having sex. AT: "he had sex with her" or "he slept with her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# The Gazites were told

The word "Gazites" refers to people from Gaza. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Someone told the people of Gaza" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# The Gazites surrounded the place ... they waited for him all night at the city gate

This implies that some Gazites surrounded the place where Samson was staying and others waited at the city gate so that he could not leave.

# They kept silent all night

Possible meanings are 1) "They did not make any noise all night" or 2) "They made no attempt to attack him all night."

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/samson]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gaza]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he went to bed with her`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "went to bed with" is a polite way of referring to having sex. AT: "he had sex with her" or "he slept with her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The Gazites were told`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "Gazites" refers to people from Gaza. This can be stated in active form. AT: "Someone told the people of Gaza" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The Gazites surrounded the place ... they waited for him all night at the city gate`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This implies that some Gazites surrounded the place where Samson was staying and others waited at the city gate so that he could not leave.`

			`# They kept silent all night`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) "They did not make any noise all night" or 2) "They made no attempt to attack him all night."`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/samson]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gaza]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prostitute]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]`