Song of Solomon 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 5:6 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 →
פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽי
pâthach
H6605
to open
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
לְדוֹדִ֔י
dôwd
H1730
beloved
וְדוֹדִ֖י
dôwd
H1730
beloved
חָמַ֣ק
châmaq
H2559
to turn away
עָבָ֑ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
נַפְשִׁי֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
יָֽצְאָ֣ה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בְדַבְּר֔וֹ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֨יהוּ֙
bâqash
H1245
to seek
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאתִ֔יהוּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
קְרָאתִ֖יו
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָנָֽנִי
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
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World English Bible Public Domain
I opened to my beloved; But my beloved left; gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn't find him. I called him, but he didn't answer.
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King James Version Public Domain
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I myself opened to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone. My soul went out because he departed. I searched for him, but I did not find him; I called him, but he did not answer me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).