Song of Solomon 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 6:9 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 →
אַחַ֥ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
הִיא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יוֹנָתִ֣י
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
תַמָּתִ֔י
tâm
H8535
perfect
אַחַ֥ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
הִיא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְאִמָּ֔הּ
ʼêm
H517
mother
בָּרָ֥ה
bar
H1249
pure
הִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ
yâlad
H3205
to bear
רָא֤וּהָ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בָנוֹת֙
bath
H1323
daughter
וַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָ
ʼâshar
H833
to go straight
מְלָכ֥וֹת
malkâh
H4436
queen
וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
וַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ
hâlal
H1984
to praise
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World English Bible Public Domain
My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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King James Version Public Domain
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
One she, my dove; my perfect one—one she to her mother; pure she to the woman who bore her. The daughters saw her and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines—they praised her:
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).