Judges Chapter 14 verse 11 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.
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And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
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and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.
