- *ʿazzātîm*
- gentilic plural noun - Gazites/people of Gaza
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *bāʾ*
- Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has come
- *Shimshôn*
- proper noun - Samson
- *wə-yāsōbbû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they surrounded
- *wə-yeʾerbû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they lay in wait/ambushed
- *laylâ*
- noun, masculine singular - night
- *shaʿar*
- noun, masculine singular construct - gate of
- *ʿîr*
- noun, feminine singular - city
- *wə-yitḥārĕšû*
- waw consecutive + Hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they kept quiet/silent
- *wə-hăragnuhû*
- waw consecutive + Qal perfect 1st plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and we will kill him