Song of Solomon 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Song of Solomon 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? ”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Tell me, thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest it to rest at noon; For why should I be as one veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? ”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If thou knowe not, O thou the fairest among women, get thee foorth by the steps of the flocke, and feede thy kiddes by the tents of the shepheards.”

Song of Solomon 1:7 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 1:7 in Context — Song of Solomon 1

5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.

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What Does Song of Solomon 1:7 Mean?

Song of Solomon 1:7 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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