Song of Solomon 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 2:3 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 →
כְּתַפּ֨וּחַ֙
tappûwach
H8598
apple
בַּעֲצֵ֣י
ʻêts
H6086
tree
הַיַּ֔עַר
yaʻar
H3293
forest
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
דּוֹדִ֖י
dôwd
H1730
beloved
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַבָּנִ֑ים
bên
H1121
son
בְּצִלּוֹ֙
tsêl
H6738
shadow
חִמַּ֣דְתִּי
châmad
H2530
to desire
וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וּפִרְי֖וֹ
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
מָת֥וֹק
mâthôwq
H4966
sweet
לְחִכִּֽי
chêk
H2441
mouth
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World English Bible Public Domain
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, His fruit was sweet to my taste.
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King James Version Public Domain
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so my beloved among the sons. In his shadow I greatly delighted, and I sat, and his fruit sweet to my palate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).