Parallel Verses

King James 2000

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw you him whom my soul loves?

New American Standard Bible

The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’

King James Version

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

Holman Bible

The guards who go about the city found me.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”

International Standard Version

The watchmen who go all around the city found me. I asked, "Have you seen the one I love?"

A Conservative Version

The watchmen who go about the city found me. [I said], Did ye see him whom my soul loves?

American Standard Version

The watchmen that go about the city found me; To whom I said , Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

Amplified


“The watchmen who go around the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’

Bible in Basic English

The watchmen who go about the town came by me; to them I said, Have you seen him who is my heart's desire?

Darby Translation

The watchmen that go about the city found me: Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?

Julia Smith Translation

They watching going about in the city, found me: Saw ye him that my soul loved?

Lexham Expanded Bible

The sentinels who go about in the city found me. "Have you seen the one whom my {heart} loves?"

Modern King James verseion

The watchmen going about the city found me. I said, Have you seen Him whom my soul loves?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The watchmen that go about the city found me, to whom I said: Saw ye not him whom my soul loveth?

NET Bible

The night watchmen found me -- the ones who guard the city walls. "Have you seen my beloved?"

New Heart English Bible

The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

The Emphasized Bible

The watchmen that go round in the city, found me, The beloved of my soul, have ye seen?

Webster

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

World English Bible

The watchmen who go about the city found me; "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"

Youngs Literal Translation

The watchmen have found me, (Who are going round about the city), 'Him whom my soul have loved saw ye?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The watchmen
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

that go about
סבב 
Cabab 
Usage: 157

the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

me to whom I said, Saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

ye him whom my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

References

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Verse Info

Context Readings

Maiden's Dream (?): Seeking And Finding

2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw you him whom my soul loves? 4 It was but a little after I passed by them, when I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.


Cross References

Song of Songs 5:7

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

Isaiah 21:6-8

For thus has the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.

Isaiah 21:11-12

The burden concerning Dumah. He calls to me from Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

Isaiah 62:6

I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence.

Ezekiel 3:17

Son of man, I have made you a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Ezekiel 33:2-9

Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man from their territory, and set him for their watchman:

John 20:15

Jesus said unto her, Woman, why do you weep? whom do you seek? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said unto him, Sir, if you have borne him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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