Song of Solomon 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 1:8 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵדְעִי֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לָ֔ךְ
הַיָּפָ֖ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
צְֽאִי
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לָ֞ךְ
בְּעִקְבֵ֣י
ʻâqêb
H6119
heel
הַצֹּ֗אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּרְעִי֙
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ
gᵉdîyâh
H1429
kids
עַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת
mishkân
H4908
dwelling place
הָרֹעִֽים
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
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World English Bible Public Domain
If you don't know, most beautiful among women, Follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
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King James Version Public Domain
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If you do not know, most beautiful among women, go out in the footprints of the flock, and pasture your young goats beside the tents of the shepherds.
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