Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill;

New American Standard Bible

Let me sing now for my well-beloved
A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.
My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

King James Version

Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Holman Bible

I will sing about the one I love,
a song about my loved one’s vineyard:
The one I love had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.

International Standard Version

I will sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: "The one I love had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

A Conservative Version

Let me sing for my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

American Standard Version

Let me sing for my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved had a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Amplified

Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord]
A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).
My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).

Bible in Basic English

Let me make a song about my loved one, a song of love for his vine-garden. My loved one had a vine-garden on a fertile hill:

Darby Translation

I will sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard: My well-beloved had a vineyard upon a fruitful hill.

Julia Smith Translation

I will sing now to my beloved a song of my love for his vineyard. There was a vineyard to my beloved in the horn of the son of oil:

King James 2000

Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved regarding his vineyard. My well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let me sing for my beloved a song of my love concerning his vineyard: {My beloved had a vineyard} on {a fertile hill}.

Modern King James verseion

Now I will sing to my Beloved a song of my Beloved concerning His vineyard. My Beloved has a vineyard in a very fruitful hill.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Now will I sing my beloved friend a song of his vineyard. My beloved friend hath a vineyard in a very fruitful plenteous ground.

NET Bible

I will sing to my love -- a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

New Heart English Bible

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

Webster

Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

World English Bible

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

Youngs Literal Translation

Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now will I sing
שׁוּר שׁירo 
Shiyr 
Usage: 86

to my wellbeloved
ידיד 
Y@diyd 
Usage: 10

a song
שׁירה שׁיר 
Shiyr 
Usage: 90

of my beloved
דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

כּרם 
Kerem 
Usage: 93

ידיד 
Y@diyd 
Usage: 10

כּרם 
Kerem 
Usage: 93

Context Readings

The Song Of The Vineyard

1 Let me sing, I pray you, for a well-beloved of mine, The song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: - A vineyard, had my well-beloved on a very fruitful hill; 2 And he thoroughly digged it, And gathered out the stones thereof, And planted it with a precious vine, And built a tower in the midst thereof, Moreover also a wine-press, hewed he therein, - Then waited he that it should bring forth grapes. And it brought forth wild grapes:

Cross References

Psalm 80:8

A vine out of Egypt, thou didst remove, Thou didst cast out nations, and plant it;

Matthew 21:33

Another parable, hear ye: - A man there was, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and, a wall around it, placed, and digged in it a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, - and left home.

Mark 12:1

And he began to be speaking unto them, in parables, - A man planted, a vineyard, and put round it a wall, and digged a wine-vat, and built a tower, - and let it out to husbandmen; and left home.

Luke 20:9

And he began, unto the people, to be speaking this parable: - A man, planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went from home for a long time.

Deuteronomy 31:19-22

Now, therefore write ye for you this Song, and teach it unto the sons of Israel put it in their mouths, - that this Song may become for me a witness against the sons of Israel.

Judges 5:1-31

Then sang Deborah, and Barak, son of Abinoam, - on that day, saying: -

Psalm 45:1

Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, like the pen of a scribe who is skilled.

Psalm 101:1

Of lovingkindness and of justice, will I sing! Unto thee, O Yahweh, will I touch the strings!

Song of Songs 2:16

SHEMy beloved, is, mine, and, I, am, his, he that pastureth among lilies!

Song of Songs 5:2

SHEI, was sleeping, but, my heart, was awake, - The voice of my beloved - knocking! Open to me, my sister, my fair one, my dove, my perfect one, for, my head, is filled with dew, my locks, with the moisture of the night.

Song of Songs 5:16

His mouth, most sweet, yea, altogether, he is delightful, - This, is my beloved, yea, this, is my dear one, ye daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Songs 6:3

I, am, my beloved's, and, my beloved, is mine, he that pastureth among lilies.

Song of Songs 8:11-12

A vineyard, had Solomon, as the owner of abundance, He put out the vineyard to keepers, - Every man, was to bring in, for the fruit thereof, a thousand silverlings:

Isaiah 27:2-3

In that day, A Wine-Vineyard! sing ye unto her:

Jeremiah 2:21

Yet, I, planted thee a precious vine, a wholly true seed, - How then didst thou change thyself towards me, into the degenerate plantings of the alien vine?

John 15:1

I, am the real vine, and, my Father, is, the husbandman.

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