Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

How beautiful were thy steps with shoes, O daughter of a noble! the circuits of thy thighs a necklace, the work of the hands of an artist.

New American Standard Bible

How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O prince’s daughter!
The curves of your hips are like jewels,
The work of the hands of an artist.

King James Version

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

Holman Bible

How beautiful are your sandaled feet, princess!
The curves of your thighs are like jewelry,
the handiwork of a master.

International Standard Version

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, noble lady. The curves of your thighs are like ornaments, the work of a skilled artist's hands.

A Conservative Version

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

American Standard Version

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Amplified

(The Bridegroom)“Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,
As at the dance of the two armies?“How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
O prince’s daughter!
The curves of your hips are like jewels,
The work of the hands of an artist.

Bible in Basic English

How beautiful are your feet in their shoes, O king's daughter! The curves of your legs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a good workman:

Darby Translation

How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

King James 2000

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! the curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful craftsman.

Lexham Expanded Bible

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O royal princess! The curves of your {thighs} [are] like {jewels}, the work of the hands of a craftsman.

Modern King James verseion

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O how pleasant are thy treadings, with thy shoes, thou prince's daughter? The joint of thy thighs are like a fair jewel, which is wrought by a cunning work master;

NET Bible

The Lover to His Beloved: How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O nobleman's daughter! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a master craftsman.

New Heart English Bible

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince's daughter. Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

The Emphasized Bible

How beautiful, are thy feet in sandals, O daughter of a noble, - The curvings of thy hips, are like ornaments wrought by the hands of a skilled workman:

Webster

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

World English Bible

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince's daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

Youngs Literal Translation

As the chorus of 'Mahanaim.' How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides are as ornaments, Work of the hands of an artificer.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יפה 
Yaphah 
Usage: 8

פּעמה פּעם 
Pa`am 
Usage: 118

with shoes
נעלה נעל 
Na`al 
Usage: 22

נדיב 
Nadiyb 
Usage: 28

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

the joints
חמּוּק 
Chammuwq 
Usage: 1

of thy thighs
ירך 
Yarek 
Usage: 34

חלי 
Chaliy 
Usage: 2

the work
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of the hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon's Praise Of His Dancing Maiden

1 How beautiful were thy steps with shoes, O daughter of a noble! the circuits of thy thighs a necklace, the work of the hands of an artist. 2 Thy navel a bowl of roundness, it will not want mixed wine; thy belly a heap of wheat enclosed with lilies.

Cross References

Psalm 45:13

All glory the king's daughter, in front: her clothing textures of gold.

Exodus 28:15

And make the ornament of judgment a work of the artificer; according to the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; gold, cerulean purple, red purple, and double scarlet, and byssus, thou shalt make it

Exodus 35:35

He filled them with wisdom of heart, to do all the work of engraving, of inventing, and variegating in cerulean purple, and in red purple, and in double scarlet, and in byssus, and of weaving, and of those doing all work, and of those devising works of skill.

Daniel 2:32

This image, its head of good gold, the breasts and arms of silver, and the bowels and thighs of brass:

Luke 15:22

And the father said to his servants, Bring out the first robe, and clothe him; and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for the feet:

2 Corinthians 6:18

And I will be to you for a Father, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.

Ephesians 4:15-16

And speaking the truth in love, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ:

Ephesians 6:15

And fastened under the feet in preparation of the good news of peace;

Philippians 1:27

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

Colossians 2:19

And not having power over the Head, from whom all the body, by all the senses of touch and connections furnished and joined together, increases with the increase of God.

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