Acts 9:24
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But their lying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him.

their.

Acts 9:29,30 He spoke also to the Gentiles and disputed with the Greeks. But they sought to kill him. . . .

Acts 14:5,6 And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously and to stone them: . . .

Acts 17:10-15 But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea. Who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews. . . .

Acts 23:12-21 And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul. . . .

Acts 25:3,11 Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way. . . .

Judges 16:2,3 And when the Philistines had heard this, and it was noised about among them, that Samson was come into the city, they surrounded him, setting guards at the gate of the city, and watching there all the night in silence, that in the morning they might kill him as he went out. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:32 At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me.

And they.

Psalm 21:11 For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish.

Psalm 37:32,33 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, . . .

Context
The Escape from Damascus
23And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him. 24But their lying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him. 25But the disciples, taking him in the night, conveyed him away by the wall, letting him down in a basket.…
Cross References
Acts 9:25
But the disciples, taking him in the night, conveyed him away by the wall, letting him down in a basket.

Acts 20:3
Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria. So he took a resolution to return through Macedonia.

Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews:

Acts 23:12
And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed Paul.

Acts 23:30
And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell.

Acts 25:3
Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.

2 Corinthians 11:32
At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me.

Lexicon
but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Saul
Σαύλῳ (Saulō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4569: Saul, the apostle. Of Hebrew origin, the same as Saoul; Saulus, the Jewish name of Paul.

learned of
ἐγνώσθη (egnōsthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

plot.
ἐπιβουλὴ (epiboulē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1917: A plot, design against. From a presumed compound of epi and boulomai; a plan against someone, i.e. A plot.

Day
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

night
νυκτὸς (nyktos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

they watched
παρετηροῦντο (paretērounto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3906: To watch, observe scrupulously. From para and tereo; to inspect alongside, i.e. Note insidiously or scrupulously.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[city] gates
πύλας (pylas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4439: A gate. Apparently a primary word; a gate, i.e. The leaf or wing of a folding entrance.

in order
ὅπως (hopōs)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).

to kill
ἀνέλωσιν (anelōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 337: From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.

him.
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

but their plot became known to Saul. And now they were closely watching the gates day and also night, so that they might kill him.

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;

but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

But their laying in wait, was known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

but information of their intention was given to him. They even watched the gates, day and night, in order to murder him;

but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,
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