Song of Solomon 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They all handle the sword, andare expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night. ”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights. ”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They all handle the sworde, and are expert in warre, euery one hath his sword vpon his thigh for the feare by night.”
Song of Solomon 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 3:8 in Context — Song of Solomon 3
6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
What Does Song of Solomon 3:8 Mean?
Song of Solomon 3:8 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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