Song of Solomon 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 2:17 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 →
עַ֤ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שֶׁיָּפ֨וּחַ֙
pûwach
H6315
to breathe
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וְנָ֖סוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
הַצְּלָלִ֑ים
tsêlel
H6752
shadow
סֹב֩
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
דְּמֵה
dâmâh
H1819
to resemble
לְךָ֨
דוֹדִ֜י
dôwd
H1730
beloved
לִצְבִ֗י
tsᵉbîy
H6643
beauty
א֛וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
לְעֹ֥פֶר
ʻôpher
H6082
fawn
הָאַיָּלִ֖ים
ʼayâl
H354
stag
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָ֥רֵי
har
H2022
mountain
בָֽתֶר
Bether
H1336
Bether
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World English Bible Public Domain
Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, And be like a roe or a young hart on the mountains of Bether.
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King James Version Public Domain
Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn; resemble, my beloved, a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).