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Judges 14:11

9 So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.

And 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.

13 But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”

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BSB
And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany 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.
DARBY
And it came to pass when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions, and they were with him.
BLB
And it came to pass in their seeing him, that they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
ÅB
Og så snart de så ham, hentet de tretti brudesvenner; de var stadig om ham.
OTB
Da folket så ham, valgte de ut tretti ledsagere til å være med ham.
B1930
Og så snart de så ham, hentet de tretti brudesvenner; de var stadig om ham.

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Cross references

  • John 3:29

    The 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:6

    When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

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  • 1 Samuel 10:23

    So 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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  • Matthew 9:15

    Jesus 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.

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