Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

His head purified gold, his locks waving branches, black as a raven.

New American Standard Bible

“His head is like gold, pure gold;
His locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

King James Version

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Holman Bible

His head is purest gold.
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.

International Standard Version

His head is pure gold, his hair is wavy, black like a raven.

American Standard Version

His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Amplified


“His head is like [precious] gold, pure gold;
His hair is [curly] like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

Bible in Basic English

His head is as the most delicate gold; his hair is thick, and black as a raven.

Darby Translation

His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

King James 2000

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are wavy, and black as a raven.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His head [is] gold, refined gold; his locks [are] wavy, black as a raven.

Modern King James verseion

His head is like refined gold; His locks are bushy, black as a raven.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His head is the most fine gold, the locks of his hair are bushed, and brown as the evening;

NET Bible

His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly -- black like a raven.

New Heart English Bible

His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

The Emphasized Bible

His head, is pure gold, - his locks, are bushy, black as a raven;

Webster

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

World English Bible

His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

Youngs Literal Translation

His head is pure gold -- fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

is as the most
כּתם 
Kethem 
Usage: 9

פּז 
Paz 
Usage: 9

קוצּה 
Q@vutstsah 
Usage: 2

תּלתּל 
Taltal 
Usage: 1

and black
שׁחור שׁחר 
Shachor 
Usage: 6

Verse Info

Context Readings

Maiden's Praise Of Her Beloved

10 My beloved is white and ruddy, bearing the standard of ten thousand. 11 His head purified gold, his locks waving branches, black as a raven. 12 His eyes as doves upon channels of waters washed with milk, sitting upon fulness.



Cross References

Song of Songs 5:2

I slept and my heart waked: the voice of my beloved knocks at the door; Open to me, my sister, my friend, my dove, my perfect one: my head was filled with dew, my locks with the drops of the night

Song of Songs 7:5

Thy head upon thee as Carmel, and the locks of thy head as purple; the King being bound in curls.

Daniel 2:37-38

Thou, O king, a king of kings: for the God of the heavens gave to thee a kingdom strong and powerful, and splendid.

Daniel 7:9

I was seeing even till thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days sat, his garment white as snow, and the hair of his head as pure wool: his throne a flame of fire, his wheels a burning fire.

Ephesians 1:21-22

Above every beginning, and authority, and power, and property, and every name named, not only in this life, but in that about to be:

Revelation 1:14

And his head and hairs white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

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