Song of Solomon 2 - Compare Translations
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Song of Solomon 2:1
KJVI am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
WEBI am a rose of Sharon,
YLTAs a lily among the thorns,
Song of Solomon 2:2
KJVAs the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
WEBAs a lily among thorns,
YLTSo [is] my friend among the daughters!
Song of Solomon 2:3
KJVAs the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
WEBAs the apple tree among the trees of the wood,
YLTAs a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate.
Song of Solomon 2:4
KJVHe brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
WEBHe brought me to the banquet hall.
YLTHe hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,
Song of Solomon 2:5
KJVStay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
WEBStrengthen me with raisins,
YLTSustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love.
Song of Solomon 2:6
KJVHis left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
WEBHis left hand is under my head.
YLTHis left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
Song of Solomon 2:7
KJVI charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
WEBI adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
YLTI have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!
Song of Solomon 2:8
KJVThe voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
WEBThe voice of my beloved!
YLTThe voice of my beloved! lo, this -- he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
Song of Solomon 2:9
KJVMy beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
WEBMy beloved is like a roe or a young deer.
YLTMy beloved [is] like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this -- he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.
Song of Solomon 2:10
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Song of Solomon 2:11
KJVFor, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
WEBFor, behold, the winter is past.
YLTFor lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away -- it hath gone.
Song of Solomon 2:12
KJVThe flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
WEBThe flowers appear on the earth.
YLTThe flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,
Song of Solomon 2:13
KJVThe fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
WEBThe fig tree ripens her green figs.
YLTThe fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away.
Song of Solomon 2:14
KJVO my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
WEBMy dove in the clefts of the rock,
YLTMy dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice [is] sweet, and thy appearance comely.
Song of Solomon 2:15
KJVTake us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
WEBCatch for us the foxes,
YLTSeize ye for us foxes, Little foxes -- destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards.
Song of Solomon 2:16
KJVMy beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
WEBMy beloved is mine, and I am his.
YLTMy beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies,
Song of Solomon 2:17
KJVUntil the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
WEBUntil the day is cool, and the shadows flee away,
YLTTill the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!
17 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT