Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions. New Living Translation When the bride’s parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions. English Standard Version As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. Berean Standard Bible And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. King James Bible And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. New King James Version And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. New American Standard Bible When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. NASB 1995 When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. NASB 1977 And it came about when they saw him that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened that when they saw him, they took thirty companions to be with him. Amplified Bible When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions (wedding attendants) to be with him. Christian Standard Bible When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty men to accompany him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the Philistines saw him, they brought 30 men to accompany him.” American Standard Version And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when they saw him, thirty men came and they were friends of the groom for him Brenton Septuagint Translation And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him. Contemporary English Version When the Philistines saw what Samson was like, they told 30 of their young men to stay with him at the party. Douay-Rheims Bible And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him. English Revised Version And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. GOD'S WORD® Translation When [her family] saw him, they chose 30 of their friends to be with him. Good News Translation When the Philistines saw him, they sent thirty young men to stay with him. International Standard Version When they saw him, they brought 30 companions to accompany him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Literal Standard Version and it comes to pass, when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him. Majority Standard Bible And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. New American Bible Out of their fear of him, they brought thirty men to be his companions. NET Bible When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company. New Revised Standard Version When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. New Heart English Bible It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. World English Bible When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samson's Riddle…10Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom. 11And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. 12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.… Cross References Judges 14:10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom. Judges 14:12 "Let me tell you a riddle," Samson said to them. "If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. Song of Solomon 5:1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. saw him 1 Samuel 10:23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 1 Samuel 16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him. thirty Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. Jump to Previous Appeared Companions ThirtyJump to Next Appeared Companions ThirtyJudges 14 1. Samson desires a wife of the Philistines.6. In his journey he kills a lion 8. In a second journey he finds honey in the carcass 10. Samson's marriage feast 12. His riddle by his wife is made known 19. He strikes down thirty Philistines 20. His wife is married to another. (11) When they saw him.--The reason why this clause is added is somewhat obscure, and this is perhaps the reason why the LXX. and Josephus, without any warrant, render it "when they were afraid of him, which would involve a change in the reading. They brought thirty companions.--It was necessary to the splendour of the marriage feast that there should be these paranymphs (shoshbenim, or "children of the bride-chamber," Matthew 9:15). The fact that Samson had brought none with him seems to prove that his marriage was highly unpopular among his own countrymen. Thirty, however, was a most unusual number. Verse 11. - When they saw him, i.e. when the father and mother and friends of the bride saw him approaching, they went to meet him with the thirty companions who had been selected. We still see a strong resemblance to the wedding arrangements referred to in Matthew 9:15, and Matthew 25:1-12; only in this case they were young men instead of young women who went out to meet the bridegroom. We may observe, by the way, that the scale of the wedding feast, as regards numbers and duration, indicates that Samson s family was one of wealth and position.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And whenוַיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be [the Philistines] saw him, כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם (kir·’ō·w·ṯām) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see they selected וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth men to accompany him. מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים (mê·rê·‘îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4828: Friend, companion Links Judges 14:11 NIVJudges 14:11 NLT Judges 14:11 ESV Judges 14:11 NASB Judges 14:11 KJV Judges 14:11 BibleApps.com Judges 14:11 Biblia Paralela Judges 14:11 Chinese Bible Judges 14:11 French Bible Judges 14:11 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 14:11 It happened when they saw him that (Jd Judg. Jdg) |
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