Song of Solomon 8:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 8:7 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 →
מַ֣יִם
mayim
H4325
water
רַבִּ֗ים
rab
H7227
many
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֽוּכְלוּ֙
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לְכַבּ֣וֹת
kâbâh
H3518
to quench
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
וּנְהָר֖וֹת
nâhâr
H5104
stream
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
ה֤וֹן
hôwn
H1952
wealth
בֵּיתוֹ֙
bayith
H1004
house
בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
בּ֖וֹז
bûwz
H936
to despise
יָב֥וּזוּ
bûwz
H936
to despise
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Many waters can't quench love, Neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, He would be utterly scorned. Friends
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King James Version Public Domain
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Many waters are not able to quench love and rivers will not drown it. If a man would give all wealth of his house in exchange for love, they would utterly despise it.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).