Song of Solomon 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 8:9 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
חוֹמָ֣ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
הִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נִבְנֶ֥ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
עָלֶ֖יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
טִ֣ירַת
ṭîyrâh
H2918
encampment
כָּ֑סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
דֶּ֣לֶת
deleth
H1817
door
הִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נָצ֥וּר
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עָלֶ֖יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
ל֥וּחַ
lûwach
H3871
plank
אָֽרֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
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World English Bible Public Domain
If she is a wall, We will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved
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King James Version Public Domain
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If she a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver. And if she a door, we will enclose over her boards of cedar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).