Judges 16:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.

New Living Translation
One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute.

English Standard Version
Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a prostitute, and he went in to her.

Berean Study Bible
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

New American Standard Bible
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and had relations with her.

NASB 1995
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

NASB 1977
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

Amplified Bible
Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and went in to her.

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

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

Contemporary English Version
One day while Samson was in Gaza, he saw a prostitute and went to her house to spend the night.

Good News Translation
One day Samson went to the Philistine city of Gaza, where he met a prostitute and went to bed with her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and slept 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

New King James Version
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

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

New Heart English Bible
And Samson went from there to Gaza, and saw a prostitute there, and went in to her.

World English Bible
Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.

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

American Standard Version
And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.

A Faithful Version
Then Samson went to Gaza. And he saw a harlot there, and went in to her.

Darby Bible Translation
And Samson went to Gazah, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.

English Revised Version
And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then went Samson to Azzah, & sawe there an harlot, and went in vnto her.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then went Samson to Azzah, and sawe there an harlot, and went in vnto her.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Samson wente vnto Gasa, & there he sawe an harlot, & laye with her.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Samson goes to Gaza, and sees a woman there, a harlot, and goes in to her;

Young's Literal Translation
And Samson goeth to Gaza, and seeth there a woman, a harlot, and goeth in unto her;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Samson will go to Gaza, and he will see there a woman, a harlot, and he will go in to her.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He went also into Gaza, and saw there a woman a harlot, and went in unto her.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He also went into Gaza. And there he saw a harlot woman, and he entered to her.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Samson went on to Azath and he saw there a woman, a whore, and he went into union with her at Azath

Lamsa Bible
THEN Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and he went in unto her.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.
















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