Song of Solomon 4:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 4:10 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 →
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יָּפ֥וּ
yâphâh
H3302
to be beautiful
דֹדַ֖יִךְ
dôwd
H1730
beloved
אֲחֹתִ֣י
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
כַלָּ֑ה
kallâh
H3618
bride
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
טֹּ֤בוּ
ṭôwb
H2895
to be good
דֹדַ֨יִךְ֙
dôwd
H1730
beloved
מִיַּ֔יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
וְרֵ֥יחַ
rêyach
H7381
fragrance
שְׁמָנַ֖יִךְ
shemen
H8081
fat
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּשָׂמִֽים
besem
H1314
spice
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all manner of spices!
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King James Version Public Domain
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
How your love is beautiful, my sister, bride! How your love better than wine and the smell of your oils than all spices!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).