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Judges 14:11

In 11 translations

BSB
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.Or when the bride’s parents saw him; literally when they saw him
KJV
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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.
LSV
and it comes to pass, when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
YLT
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
DBY
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
DRC
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.
GNV
And when they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
JPS
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
LXXE
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they took thirty guests, and they were with him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֖י כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם אוֹת֑וֹ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ אִתּֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε εἶδον αὐτὸν, καὶ ἔλαβον τριάκοντα κλητοὺς, καὶ ἦσαν μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
  • 1 Samuel 16:6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
  • Matthew 9:15Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
  • 1 Samuel 10:23So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

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