Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to its clusters.

New American Standard Bible

Your stature is like a palm tree,
And your breasts are like its clusters.

King James Version

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

Holman Bible

Your stature is like a palm tree;
your breasts are clusters of fruit.

International Standard Version

Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of fruit.

American Standard Version

This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to its clusters.

Amplified


“Your stature is like that of a palm tree
And your breasts like its clusters [of dates].

Bible in Basic English

You are tall like a palm-tree, and your breasts are like the fruit of the vine.

Darby Translation

This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to grape clusters.

Julia Smith Translation

This thy height was like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters.

King James 2000

This your stature is like to a palm tree, and your breasts to its clusters.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{Your stature} [is] like the palm tree, and your breasts [are] like clusters.

Modern King James verseion

Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy stature is like a date tree, and thy breasts like the grapes.

NET Bible

The Lover to His Beloved: Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes.

New Heart English Bible

This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.

The Emphasized Bible

This thy stature, is like to a palm-tree, and, thy breasts, are like clusters:

Webster

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

World English Bible

This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.

Youngs Literal Translation

This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קומה 
Qowmah 
Usage: 45

is like
דּמה 
Damah 
Usage: 30

to a palm tree
תּמר 
Tamar 
Usage: 11

and thy breasts
שׁד שׁד 
Shad 
Usage: 24

אשׁכּל אשׁכּול 
'eshkowl 
Usage: 9

References

Context Readings

Solomon Longs For The Young Woman's Affection

6 How fair and how pleasant thou are, O love, for delights! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to its clusters. 8 I said, I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of the branches of it. Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy breath like apples,

Cross References

Psalm 92:12

A righteous man shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Song of Songs 1:13

My beloved is to me a bundle of myrrh that lays between my breasts.

Song of Songs 7:3

Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe.

Song of Songs 7:8

I said, I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of the branches of it. Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy breath like apples,

Song of Songs 8:8

We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

Isaiah 66:10

Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye who love her. Rejoice for joy with her, all ye who mourn over her,

Jeremiah 10:5

They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and do not speak. They must be carried, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor is it in them to do good.

Ephesians 3:17

For the Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith,

Ephesians 4:13

Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ.

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