Song of Solomon 5 - Compare Translations
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Song of Solomon 5:1
KJVI am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
WEBI have come into my garden, my sister, my bride.
YLTI have come in to my garden, my sister-spouse, I have plucked my myrrh with my spice, I have eaten my comb with my honey, I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, drink, Yea, drink abundantly, O beloved ones!
Song of Solomon 5:2
KJVI sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
WEBI was asleep, but my heart was awake.
YLTI am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! `Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled [with] dew, My locks [with] drops of the night.'
Song of Solomon 5:3
KJVI have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
WEBI have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on?
YLTI have put off my coat, how do I put it on? I have washed my feet, how do I defile them?
Song of Solomon 5:4
KJVMy beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
WEBMy beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening.
YLTMy beloved sent his hand from the net-work, And my bowels were moved for him.
Song of Solomon 5:5
KJVI rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
WEBI rose up to open for my beloved.
YLTI rose to open to my beloved, And my hands dropped myrrh, Yea, my fingers flowing myrrh, On the handles of the lock.
Song of Solomon 5:6
KJVI opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
WEBI opened to my beloved;
YLTI opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew -- he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.
Song of Solomon 5:7
KJVThe watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
WEBThe watchmen who go about the city found me.
YLTThe watchmen who go round about the city, Found me, smote me, wounded me, Keepers of the walls lifted up my veil from off me.
Song of Solomon 5:8
KJVI charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
WEBI adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
YLTI have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved -- What do ye tell him? that I [am] sick with love!
Song of Solomon 5:9
KJVWhat is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
WEBHow is your beloved better than another beloved,
YLTWhat [is] thy beloved above [any] beloved, O fair among women? What [is] thy beloved above [any] beloved, That thus thou hast adjured us?
Song of Solomon 5:10
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Song of Solomon 5:11
KJVHis head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
WEBHis head is like the purest gold.
YLTHis head [is] pure gold -- fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,
Song of Solomon 5:12
KJVHis eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
WEBHis eyes are like doves beside the water brooks,
YLTHis eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.
Song of Solomon 5:13
KJVHis cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
WEBHis cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes.
YLTHis cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips [are] lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,
Song of Solomon 5:14
KJVHis hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
WEBHis hands are like rings of gold set with beryl.
YLTHis hands rings of gold, set with beryl, His heart bright ivory, covered with sapphires,
Song of Solomon 5:15
KJVHis legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
WEBHis legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold.
YLTHis limbs pillars of marble, Founded on sockets of fine gold, His appearance as Lebanon, choice as the cedars.
Song of Solomon 5:16
KJVHis mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
WEBHis mouth is sweetness;
YLTHis mouth is sweetness -- and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!
16 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT