Song of Solomon 4:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 4:1 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 →
הִנָּ֨ךְ
hên
H2005
behold
יָפָ֤ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
רַעְיָתִי֙
raʻyâh
H7474
attendant
הִנָּ֣ךְ
hên
H2005
behold
יָפָ֔ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
עֵינַ֣יִךְ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יוֹנִ֔ים
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
מִבַּ֖עַד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְ
tsammâh
H6777
veil
שַׂעְרֵךְ֙
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
כְּעֵ֣דֶר
ʻêder
H5739
flock
הָֽעִזִּ֔ים
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ
gâlash
H1570
to sit
מֵהַ֥ר
har
H2022
mountain
גִּלְעָֽד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, That descend from Mount Gilead.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold you! beautiful, my darling. Behold you! beautiful. Your eyes doves from behind your veil. Your hair like a flock of goats that hop down from slopes of Gilead.
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