Song of Solomon 4 - Compare Translations
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Song of Solomon 4:1
KJVBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
WEBBehold, you are beautiful, my love.
YLTLo, thou [art] fair, my friend, lo, thou [art] fair, Thine eyes [are] doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,
Song of Solomon 4:2
KJVThy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
WEBYour teeth are like a newly shorn flock,
YLTThy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.
Song of Solomon 4:3
KJVThy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
WEBYour lips are like scarlet thread.
YLTAs a thread of scarlet [are] thy lips, And thy speech [is] comely, As the work of the pomegranate [is] thy temple behind thy veil,
Song of Solomon 4:4
KJVThy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
WEBYour neck is like David’s tower built for an armory,
YLTAs the tower of David [is] thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.
Song of Solomon 4:5
KJVThy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
WEBYour two breasts are like two fawns
YLTThy two breasts [are] as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.
Song of Solomon 4:6
KJVUntil the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
WEBUntil the day is cool, and the shadows flee away,
YLTTill the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 4:7
KJVThou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
WEBYou are all beautiful, my love.
YLTThou [art] all fair, my friend, And a blemish there is not in thee. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,
Song of Solomon 4:8
KJVCome with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
WEBCome with me from Lebanon, my bride,
YLTCome from Lebanon, come thou in. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Shenir and Hermon, From the habitations of lions, From the mountains of leopards.
Song of Solomon 4:9
KJVThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
WEBYou have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride.
YLTThou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
Song of Solomon 4:10
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Song of Solomon 4:11
KJVThy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
WEBYour lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb.
YLTThy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk [are] under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments [Is] as the fragrance of Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 4:12
KJVA garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
WEBA locked up garden is my sister, my bride;
YLTA garden shut up [is] my sister-spouse, A spring shut up -- a fountain sealed.
Song of Solomon 4:13
KJVThy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
WEBYour shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits:
YLTThy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,
Song of Solomon 4:14
KJVSpikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
WEBspikenard and saffron,
YLTCypresses with nard -- nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.
Song of Solomon 4:15
KJVA fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
WEBa fountain of gardens,
YLTA fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!
Song of Solomon 4:16
KJVAwake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
WEBAwake, north wind; and come, you south!
YLTAwake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!
16 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT