Song of Solomon 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 5:8 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 →
הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אִֽם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּמְצְאוּ֙
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דּוֹדִ֔י
dôwd
H1730
beloved
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
תַּגִּ֣ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
ל֔וֹ
שֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
אַהֲבָ֖ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
אָֽנִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him that I am faint with love. Friends
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King James Version Public Domain
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you declare to him? that sick love I.
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