Other translations
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Darby Bible Translation
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And when the citizens of that place saw him, they brought him thirty companions to be with him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
God's Word
When [her family] saw him, they chose 30 of their friends to be with him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the Philistines saw him, they brought 30 men to accompany him."
International Standard Version
When they saw him, they brought 30 companions to accompany him.
NET Bible
When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company.
New American Standard Bible
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New International Version
When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions.
New Living Translation
When the bride's parents saw him, they selected thirty young men from the town to be his companions.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
The World English Bible
It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
EasyEnglish Bible
When the Philistines saw what Samson was doing, they sent 30 young men to be his friends.
Young‘s Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass when they see him, that they take thirty companions, and they are with him.
New Life Version
When the people saw him, they brought thirty friends to be with him.
The Voice Bible
The Philistines of the bridal party invited 30 men to serve as companions for Samson at the feast, since he had not brought any of his friends.
Living Bible
As his father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party for thirty young men of the village, as was the custom of the day.
New Catholic Bible
When they met him, they brought in thirty companions to be with him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when they saw him, they took thirty companions to be with him.
Jubilee Bible 2000
And when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him,
Christian Standard Bible
When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty men to accompany him.
Amplified Bible © 1954
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New Century Version
When the people saw him, they sent thirty friends to be with him.
The Message
His father went on down to make arrangements with the woman, while Samson prepared a feast there. That’s what the young men did in those days. Because the people were wary of him, they arranged for thirty friends to mingle with him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
When the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty young men to serve as attendants.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Good News Translation®
When the Philistines saw him, they sent thirty young men to stay with him.
Wycliffe Bible
Therefore when the citizens of that place had seen him, they gave to him thirty fellows, which should be with him.
Contemporary English Version
When the Philistines saw what Samson was like, they told 30 of their young men to stay with him at the party.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Common English Bible © 2011
When the townspeople saw him, they selected thirty companions to be with him.
Amplified Bible © 2015
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions (wedding attendants) to be with him.
English Standard Version Anglicised
As soon as the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Out of their fear of him, they brought thirty men to be his companions.
New American Standard Bible
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
The Expanded Bible
When the people saw him, they sent thirty ·friends [companions; groomsmen] to be with him.
Tree of Life Version
Now it came to pass, when they saw him, they brought 30 companions to be with him.
Revised Standard Version
And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
New International Reader's Version
When the people saw Samson, they gave him 30 men to be his companions.
BRG Bible
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the P’lishtim saw him, they provided thirty companions to be with him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought shloshim companions to be with him.
Names of God Bible
When her family saw him, they chose 30 of their friends to be with him.
Modern English Version
When the Philistines saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the Philistines saw that he was having a party, they sent 30 men to be with him.
International Children’s Bible
When the people saw him, they sent 30 men to be with him.
Lexham English Bible
When they saw him, they took thirty companions, and they were with him.
New International Version - UK
When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions.