Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
most beautiful of women?
What makes him better than another,
that you would give us this charge?
New American Standard Bible
O
That thus you adjure us?”
King James Version
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
International Standard Version
What is so special about your beloved, most beautiful of women? What is so special about your beloved, that you charge us like this?
American Standard Version
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?
Amplified
(The Chorus)
“What is your beloved more than another beloved,
O most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
That you should so command us to take an oath?”
Bible in Basic English
What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us?
Darby Translation
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, Thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so charge us?
Julia Smith Translation
What is thy beloved above the beloved, O beautiful one among women? What thy beloved above the beloved, that thou didst thus adjure us?
King James 2000
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you so charge us?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{How is your beloved better than another lover}, O most beautiful among women? {How is your beloved better than another lover}, that you adjure us thus?
Modern King James verseion
What is your Beloved more than another beloved, most beautiful among women? What is your Beloved more than another beloved, that you adjure us so?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Who is thy love above other lovers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy love do, more than other lovers, that thou chargest us so straightly?
NET Bible
The Maidens to The Beloved: Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would command us in this manner?
New Heart English Bible
How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?
The Emphasized Bible
DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEMWhat is thy beloved more than any other beloved, thou most beautiful among women? What is thy beloved more than any other beloved, that, thus, thou hast adjured us?
Webster
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
World English Bible
How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us? Beloved
Youngs Literal Translation
What is thy beloved above any beloved, O fair among women? What is thy beloved above any beloved, That thus thou hast adjured us?
Interlinear
Dowd
Dowd
דּד דּוד
Dowd
beloved, uncle, love, father's brother, wellbeloved
Usage: 61
Dowd
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Song of Solomon 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Praise Of Her Beloved
8
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.
most beautiful of women?
What makes him better than another,
that you would give us this charge?
notable among ten thousand.
Cross References
Song of Songs 1:8
most beautiful of women,
follow
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.
Song of Songs 6:1
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he
We will seek him with you.
Psalm 45:13
her clothing embroidered with gold.
Psalm 87:3
city of God.
Song of Songs 6:9-10
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
Isaiah 53:2
and like a root out of dry ground.
He didn’t have an impressive form
or majesty that we should look at Him,
no appearance that we should desire Him.
Matthew 16:13-17
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi,
Matthew 21:10
When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”
John 1:14
and took up residence
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only
full of grace and truth.
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.