Song of Solomon 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 Solomon 1:8 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ 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. ”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths. ”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue compared thee, O my loue, to the troupe of horses in the charets of Pharaoh.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 1:8 in Context — Song of Solomon 1
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.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
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What Does Song of Solomon 1:8 Mean?
Song of Solomon 1:8 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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