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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../judges/14-19.htm" title="Judges 14:19">◄</a> Judges 14:20 <a href="../judges/15-1.htm" title="Judges 15:1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And Samson's wife was given to one of his companions who had attended him at the feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/14.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Samson’s wife was <i>given</i> to his companion who had been his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Samson’s wife was <i>given</i> to his companion who had been his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Samson’s wife was <i>given</i> to his companion who had been his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The father of the bride made Samson's wife marry one of the 30 young men that had been at Samson's party. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and his wife was given to the man that had been his best man at the wedding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Samson's wife was given to his best man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and Samson's wife went to the best man at his wedding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Samson's bride was then given to his best man. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was <i>given</i> to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Samson’s wife was <i>given</i> to his companion, who had been his best man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/judges/14.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his best man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/judges/14.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/judges/14.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />But Samson?s wife was <i>given</i> to his companion, who had served as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/judges/14.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/judges/14.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Then Samsons wife was giuen to his companion, whom he had vsed as his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/judges/14.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />But Samsons wyfe was geuen to one of his companions that he had taken vnto him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/judges/14.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />As for Samsons wife, she was geuen vnto one of his companyons, which belonged vnto him.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Samson’s wife becomes his companion’s, who had attended to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who is his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Samson's wife will be to his companion who was friend to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then his wife took as a husband one of his friends and wedding companions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the wife of Samson whom he loved was given to his Groomsman <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Samson's wife, whom he loved, was given to one of his groomsmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the wife of Sampson was <i>given</i> to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br 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From shemesh; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite.">and his</a> <a href="/hebrew/4828.htm" title="4828: lə·mê·rê·‘ê·hū (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion. From ra'ah in the sense of companionship; a friend."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was given</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to one of the men who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rê·‘āh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">had accompanied</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/judges/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123. Shimshown (shim-shone') -- a deliverer of Isr.">and Samson’s</a><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female"> wife</a><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be"> becometh</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0"> his companion’s</a><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that">, who</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0"> [is ] his</a><a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- break"> friend.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/judges/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="שִׁמְשֹׁון np 8123"> his</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3fsXa 1961"> was</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> given to</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> one of the men who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="רעה_2 vpp3ms 7462"> had accompanied</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/judges/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123. Shimshown (shim-shone') -- a deliverer of Isr.">But Samson's</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/4828.htm" title="4828. merea' (may-ray'-ah) -- friend, companion">was [given] to his companion</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834. 'aher (ash-er') -- who, which, that">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462c.htm" title="7462c">had been his friend.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/judges/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123. Shimshown (shim-shone') -- a deliverer of Isr.">But Samson's</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/4828.htm" title="4828. merea' (may-ray'-ah) -- friend, companion">was [given] to his companion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462. ra'ah (raw-aw') -- break">whom he had used as his friend.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/14-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 14:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 14:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/15-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 15:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 15:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>