Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
New American Standard Bible
And she
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
King James Version
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
International Standard Version
We have a little sister, and she has not yet reached maturity. What will we do for our sister to prepare her for her engagement?
A Conservative Version
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
American Standard Version
We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?
Amplified
(The Chorus)
“We have a little sister
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for [in marriage]?
Bible in Basic English
We have a young sister, and she has no breasts; what are we to do for our sister in the day when she is given to a man?
Darby Translation
We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? --
Julia Smith Translation
A little sister to us, and no breasts to her: what shall we do for our sister in the day it shall be spoken for her?
King James 2000
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{We have a little sister}, {and she does not yet have any breasts}. What should we do for our sister {on the day when she is betrothed}?
Modern King James verseion
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Our sister is but young, and hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister when she shall be spoken for?
NET Bible
The Beloved's Brothers: We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?
New Heart English Bible
We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?
The Emphasized Bible
THEYA sister, have we, a little one, and, breasts, hath she none, What shall we do for our sister, in the day when she may be spoken for?
Webster
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
World English Bible
We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?
Youngs Literal Translation
We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?
Interlinear
Qatan
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 8:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Virtuous Chastity And Voluptuous Beauty
7
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth
it would be utterly scorned.
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 2:8
and I will make the nations Your
and the ends of the earth Your
Psalm 72:17-19
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.
Psalm 147:19-20
His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Song of Songs 4:5
twins of a gazelle,
Song of Songs 7:3
twins of a gazelle.
Song of Songs 8:10
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.
Isaiah 49:6
“It is not enough for you to be My Servant
raising up the tribes of Jacob
and restoring the protected ones of Israel.
I will also make you a light for the nations,
to be My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Isaiah 60:1-5
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.
Isaiah 60:10-11
and their kings will serve you.
Although I struck you in My wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with My favor.
Ezekiel 16:7
I made you thrive
Ezekiel 16:46
Your older sister was Samaria,
Ezekiel 16:55-56
As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters and Samaria and her daughters will return to their former state. You and your daughters will also return to your former state.
Ezekiel 16:61
Then you will remember your ways
Ezekiel 23:33
with a cup of devastation and desolation,
the cup of your sister Samaria.
Luke 19:44
John 10:16
Acts 7:38
He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors.
Acts 10:1-18
There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 15:14-17
Simeon
Acts 16:9
During the night a vision appeared to Paul: A Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!”
Acts 22:21
“Then He said to me,
Acts 26:17-18
Romans 3:1-2
So what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
Romans 10:12-15
for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,
Romans 15:9-12
and so that Gentiles
and I will sing psalms to Your name.
Ephesians 2:12-15
At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise,
Ephesians 2:19-22
So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,
1 Peter 2:12
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