Parallel Verses
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
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?
Holman Bible
most beautiful of women?
What makes him better than another,
that you would give us this charge?
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?
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 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love. Friends 9 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 10 My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.
Cross References
Song of Songs 1:8
If you don't know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
Song of Songs 6:1
Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you? Beloved
Psalm 45:13
The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
Song of Songs 6:9-10
My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Isaiah 53:2
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form nor comeliness. When we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Matthew 16:13-17
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?"
Matthew 21:10
When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"
John 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;