Judges 14:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
And Samson's wife was given to one of his companions who had attended him at the feast.

New Living Translation
So his wife was given in marriage to the man who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding.

English Standard Version
And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.

Berean Study Bible
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

New American Standard Bible
But Samson’s wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.

NASB 1995
But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.

NASB 1977
But Samson’s wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.

Amplified Bible
But Samson’s wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.

Christian Standard Bible
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

Contemporary English Version
The father of the bride made Samson's wife marry one of the 30 young men that had been at Samson's party.

Good News Translation
and his wife was given to the man that had been his best man at the wedding.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samson's wife was given to his best man.

International Standard Version
and Samson's wife went to the best man at his wedding.

NET Bible
Samson's bride was then given to his best man.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

New King James Version
And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.

King James 2000 Bible
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his best man.

New Heart English Bible
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.

World English Bible
But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

American King James Version
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

American Standard Version
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

A Faithful Version
But Samson?s wife was given to his companion, who had served as his friend.

Darby Bible Translation
And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.

English Revised Version
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Samsons wife was giuen to his companion, whom he had vsed as his friend.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But Samsons wyfe was geuen to one of his companions that he had taken vnto him.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
As for Samsons wife, she was geuen vnto one of his companyons, which belonged vnto him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Samson’s wife becomes his companion’s, who had attended to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who is his friend.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Samson's wife will be to his companion who was friend to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then his wife took as a husband one of his friends and wedding companions.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the wife of Samson whom he loved was given to his Groomsman

Lamsa Bible
And Samson's wife, whom he loved, was given to one of his groomsmen.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the wife of Sampson was given to one of his friends, with whom he was on terms of friendship.
















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