Parallel Verses
NET Bible
When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.
New American Standard Bible
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Holman Bible
When the Philistines saw him, they brought 30 men to accompany him.
International Standard Version
When they saw him, they brought 30 companions to accompany him.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Amplified
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions (wedding attendants) to be with him.
Bible in Basic English
And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.
Darby Translation
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be when they saw him, and they will take thirty companions, and they will be with him.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when her friends saw him, they brought thirty companions to bear fellowship.
New Heart English Bible
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, because they feared him, that they took thirty companions, who remained with him.
Webster
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
World English Bible
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Laqach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 14:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson Marries
10 Then Samson's father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. Samson hosted a party there, for this was customary for bridegrooms to do. 11 When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company. 12 Samson said to them, "I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:23
So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.
1 Samuel 16:6
When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, "Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!"
Matthew 9:15
Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
John 3:29
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.