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NET Bible

The Beloved's Brothers: We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?

New American Standard Bible

We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?

King James Version

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

Holman Bible

B Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?

International Standard Version

We have a little sister, and she has not yet reached maturity. What will we do for our sister to prepare her for her engagement?

A Conservative Version

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?

American Standard Version

We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?

Amplified

(The Chorus)
“We have a little sister
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for [in marriage]?

Bible in Basic English

We have a young sister, and she has no breasts; what are we to do for our sister in the day when she is given to a man?

Darby Translation

We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? --

Julia Smith Translation

A little sister to us, and no breasts to her: what shall we do for our sister in the day it shall be spoken for her?

King James 2000

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?

Lexham Expanded Bible

{We have a little sister}, {and she does not yet have any breasts}. What should we do for our sister {on the day when she is betrothed}?

Modern King James verseion

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?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Our sister is but young, and hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister when she shall be spoken for?

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

THEYA sister, have we, a little one, and, breasts, hath she none, What shall we do for our sister, in the day when she may be spoken for?

Webster

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
We have a little
קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

and she hath no breasts
שׁד שׁד 
Shad 
Usage: 24

אחות 
'achowth 
Usage: 114

in the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Maiden's Virtuous Chastity And Voluptuous Beauty

7 Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised. 8 The Beloved's Brothers: We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for? 9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar.


Cross References

Psalm 2:8

Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

Psalm 72:17-19

May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

Psalm 147:19-20

He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel.

Song of Songs 4:5

Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of the gazelle grazing among the lilies.

Song of Songs 7:3

Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.

Song of Songs 8:10

The Beloved: I was a wall, and my breasts were like fortress towers. Then I found favor in his eyes.

Isaiah 49:6

he says, "Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth."

Isaiah 60:1-5

"Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!

Isaiah 60:10-11

Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.

Ezekiel 16:7

I made you plentiful like sprouts in a field; you grew tall and came of age so that you could wear jewelry. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, but you were still naked and bare.

Ezekiel 16:46

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived north of you with her daughters, and your younger sister, who lived south of you, was Sodom with her daughters.

Ezekiel 16:55-56

As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters will be restored to their former status, Samaria and her daughters will be restored to their former status, and you and your daughters will be restored to your former status.

Ezekiel 16:61

Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you.

Ezekiel 23:33

You will be overcome by drunkenness and sorrow. The cup of your sister Samaria is a cup of horror and desolation.

Luke 19:44

They will demolish you -- you and your children within your walls -- and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God."

John 10:16

I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Acts 7:38

This is the man who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors, and he received living oracles to give to you.

Acts 10:1-18

Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

Acts 15:14-17

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Acts 16:9

A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"

Acts 22:21

Then he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

Acts 26:17-18

I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

Romans 3:1-2

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Romans 10:12-15

For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Romans 15:9-12

and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name."

Ephesians 2:12-15

that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:19-22

So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,

1 Peter 2:12

and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.

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