Judges 14:20
What does Judges 14:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 14:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who <FI>is<Fi> his friend.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had made his friend.
Context
v.19And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
v.20This passage
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
- Micah 7:5
Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
- Judges 15:6
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
- John 13:18
I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.
- Matthew 26:49
And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him.
- Judges 15:2
And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.