Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl;
His abdomen is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.

King James Version

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Holman Bible

His arms are rods of gold
set with topaz.
His body is an ivory panel
covered with sapphires.

International Standard Version

His hands are rods of gold, set with beryl. His stomach is carved ivory, inlaid with sapphires.

American Standard Version

His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory work overlaid with'sapphires.

Amplified


“His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl;
His abdomen is a figure of carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.

Bible in Basic English

His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires.

Darby Translation

His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires;

Julia Smith Translation

His hands rings of gold completed in Tarshish: his bowels wrought ivory covered over with sapphires.

King James 2000

His arms are as rounded gold set with beryl: his body is as carved ivory overlaid with sapphires.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His arms [are] {rods} of gold {engraved with} jewels; his belly [is] polished ivory covered with sapphires.

Modern King James verseion

His hands are like rings of gold filled with jewels; His body an ivory plate overlaid with sapphires.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His hands are like gold rings, having enclosed the precious stone of Tarshish; His body is as the pure ivory, decked over with Sapphires.

NET Bible

His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.

New Heart English Bible

His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

The Emphasized Bible

His hands, cylinders of gold, set with topaz, - His body, wrought work of ivory, covered with sapphires:

Webster

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

World English Bible

His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

Youngs Literal Translation

His hands rings of gold, set with beryl, His heart bright ivory, covered with sapphires,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

are as gold
זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

גּליל 
Galiyl 
Usage: 4

set
מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

with the beryl
תּרשׁישׁ 
Tarshiysh 
Usage: 7

מעה 
me`ah 
Usage: 32

is as bright
עשׁת 
`esheth 
Usage: 1

שׁן 
Shen 
Usage: 55

עלף 
`alaph 
Usage: 5

Context Readings

Maiden's Praise Of Her Beloved

13 “His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are lilies
Dripping with liquid myrrh.
14 “His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl;
His abdomen is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.
15 “His legs are pillars of alabaster
Set on pedestals of pure gold;
His appearance is like Lebanon
Choice as the cedars.



Cross References

Exodus 24:10

and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

Isaiah 54:11

“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.

Exodus 15:6

Your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power,
Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

Exodus 28:20

and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

Exodus 39:13

and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in gold filigree settings when they were mounted.

Psalm 44:4-7

You are my King, O God;
Command victories for Jacob.

Psalm 99:4

The strength of the King loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Song of Songs 7:2

“Your navel is like a round goblet
Which never lacks mixed wine;
Your belly is like a heap of wheat
Fenced about with lilies.

Isaiah 9:7

There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 52:13

Behold, My servant will prosper,
He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted.

Ezekiel 1:16

The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another.

Ezekiel 1:26-28

Now above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, like lapis lazuli in appearance; and on that which resembled a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.

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