Judges 14:11
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Judges 14:11 in other translations
| BSB | And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. |
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| WEB | When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. |
| ASV | And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. |
| YLT | and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him. |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him. |
| BBE | And he took thirty friends, and they were with him. |
| Webster | And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. |
What does Judges 14:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:10-11
10-11. his father went down--The father is mentioned as the head and representative of Samson's relatives. Samson made there a feast--The wedding festivity lasted a week. The men and women were probably entertained in separate apartments--the bride, with her female relatives, at her parents' house; Samson, in some place obtained for the occasion, as he was a stranger. A large number of paranymphs, or "friends of the…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 14:10-20
Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength and fury was ready to devour him. But the victory of Christ over Satan, by means of his humiliation, agonies, and death, and the exaltation that followed to him, with the glory thence to the Father, and spiritual advantages to his people, seem directly alluded to. And even death, that…
Judges 14:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 14:11
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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Context
- Judges 14:10
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
- Judges 14:11
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
- Judges 14:12
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
Judges 14:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como ellos le vieron, tomaron treinta compañeros que estuviesen con él; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva que, quand ils le virent, ils prirent 30 compagnons, et ils furent avec lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als sie ihn sahen, da nahmen die dreißig Gesellen; und sie waren bei ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum ergo cives loci illius vidissent eum, dederunt ei sodales triginta ut essent cum eo. |