Song of Solomon 1:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 1:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הַגִּ֣ידָה
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִּ֗י
שֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
נַפְשִׁ֔י
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֵיכָ֣ה
ʼêyk
H349
how
תִרְעֶ֔ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֵיכָ֖ה
ʼêyk
H349
how
תַּרְבִּ֣יץ
râbats
H7257
to lie down
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם
tsôhar
H6672
noon
שַׁלָּמָ֤ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֶֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔ה
ʻâṭâh
H5844
to cover
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֶדְרֵ֥י
ʻêder
H5739
flock
חֲבֵרֶֽיךָ
châbêr
H2270
companion
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World English Bible Public Domain
Tell me, you whom my soul loves, Where you graze your flock, Where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled Beside the flocks of your companions? Lover
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King James Version Public Domain
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Declare to me, whom my soul loves: where do you graze? Where do you make lie down at noontime? For why should I be like a woman who covers herself beside the flocks of your companions?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).