Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

How beautiful and how pleasant thou wert, O love, in delights!

New American Standard Bible

“How beautiful and how delightful you are,
My love, with all your charms!

King James Version

How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

Holman Bible

How beautiful you are and how pleasant,
my love, with such delights!

International Standard Version

How beautiful and lovely you are, you are love with its exquisite delights.

A Conservative Version

How fair and how pleasant thou are, O love, for delights!

American Standard Version

How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

Amplified


“How beautiful and how delightful you are,
My love, with all your delights!

Bible in Basic English

How beautiful and how sweet you are, O love, for delight.

Darby Translation

How fair and how pleasant art thou, my love, in delights!

King James 2000

How fair and how pleasant are you, O love, for your delights!

Lexham Expanded Bible

How beautiful you are and how pleasant, O loved one in the delights!

Modern King James verseion

How beautiful and how pleasant you are, O love, for delights!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O how fair and lovely art thou, my darling, in pleasures?

NET Bible

How beautiful you are! How lovely, O love, with your delights!

New Heart English Bible

How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights.

The Emphasized Bible

HEHow beautiful, and how delightful, O dear love, for delights:

Webster

How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!

World English Bible

How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!

Youngs Literal Translation

How fair and how pleasant hast thou been, O love, in delights.

Interlinear

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

נעם 
Na`em 
Usage: 8

art thou, O love
אהבה 
'ahabah 
Usage: 36

References

Hastings

Smith

Verse Info

Context Readings

Solomon Longs For The Young Woman's Affection

5 Thy head upon thee as Carmel, and the locks of thy head as purple; the King being bound in curls. 6 How beautiful and how pleasant thou wert, O love, in delights! 7 This thy height was like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters.

Cross References

Song of Songs 1:15-16

Behold thee fair, my friend; behold thee beautiful; thine eyes are doves'.

Song of Songs 4:10

How beautiful were thy breasts, my sister, O bride! how good were thy breasts above wine, and the odor of thine ointments above all spices.

Psalm 45:11

And the king shall desire for himself thy beauty, for he is thy Lord; and worship thou to him.

Song of Songs 2:14

My dove in the refuges of the rock, in the biding of the steep mountain: cause me to see thy form, cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet and thy form becoming.

Song of Songs 4:7

All of thee beautiful, my friend, and no blemish in thee.

Song of Songs 7:10

I to my beloved, and upon me his desire.

Isaiah 62:4-5

It shall no more be said to thee, Forsaken; and to thy land it shall no more be said, Desolation; for it shall be called to thee, My delight in her, and to thy land, Married: for Jehovah delighted in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee: the strong one will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will be silent in his love, he will exult over thee with rejoicing.

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