King James Version

Judges 14:20

But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

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וַתְּהִ֖יvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אֵ֣שֶׁתesheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshimshonSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Samson”H8123Shimshon, an IsraeliteSamson.לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּlemereehvto friendמֵרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to friend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4828a friendcompanion, friend.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…רֵעָ֖הreahcompanionרָעָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “companion”, a completed actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Samson's wife becometh his companion's, who [is] his friend.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

But his wife took one of his friends and bridal companions for her husband.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had had for his friend.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ γυνὴ Σαμψὼν ἑνὶ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ, ὧν ἐφιλίασε.