Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

How handsome you are, my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

King James Version

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Holman Bible

W How handsome you are, my love.
How delightful!
Our bed is lush with foliage;

International Standard Version

Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch.

A Conservative Version

Behold, thou are fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant. Also our couch is green.

American Standard Version

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

Amplified

(The Shulammite Bride)
“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;
And so delightful!
Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

Bible in Basic English

See, you are fair, my loved one, and a pleasure; our bed is green.

Darby Translation

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.

Julia Smith Translation

Behold thee beautiful, my beloved, also pleasant: also our bed is green.

King James 2000

Behold, you are handsome, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look! You [are] beautiful, my beloved, truly pleasant. Truly our couch [is] {verdant};

Modern King James verseion

Behold, you are beautiful, my Beloved, yea, pleasant. Also our bed is green.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O how fair art thou, my beloved, how well favored art thou? Our bed is decked with flowers,

NET Bible

The Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how delightful you are! The lush foliage is our canopied bed;

New Heart English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.

The Emphasized Bible

SHELo! thou art beautiful, my beloved, Yea delightful! BOTHYea! our couch, is covered with leaves:

Webster

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yes, pleasant: also our bed is green.

World English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant. Lover

Youngs Literal Translation

Lo, thou art fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch is green,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Behold, thou art fair
יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

my beloved
דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

נעים 
Na`iym 
Usage: 13

ערשׂ 
`eres 
Usage: 10

References

Hastings

Verse Info

Context Readings

Mutual Admiration

15 How beautiful you are, my darling,
How beautiful you are!
Your eyes are like doves.”
16 How handsome you are, my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
17 “The beams of our houses are cedars,
Our rafters, cypresses.



Cross References

Song of Songs 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men.
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Psalm 45:2

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Grace is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;
In holy array, from the womb of the dawn,
Your youth are to You as the dew.

Song of Songs 3:7

“Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty mighty men around it,
Of the mighty men of Israel.

Song of Songs 5:10-16

My beloved is dazzling and ruddy,
Outstanding among ten thousand.

Zechariah 9:17

For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs!
Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Philippians 3:8-9

More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

Revelation 5:11-13

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

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