Song of Solomon 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”

Song of Solomon 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Song of Solomon 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.””

Song of Solomon 5:2 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night. ”

Song of Solomon 5:2 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! `Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled <FI>with<Fi> dew, My locks <FI>with<Fi> drops of the night.'”

Song of Solomon 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night. ”

Song of Solomon 5:2 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I sleepe, but mine heart waketh, it is the voyce of my welbeloued that knocketh, saying, Open vnto mee, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for mine head is full of dewe, and my lockes with the droppes of the night.”

Song of Solomon 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 5:2 in Context — Song of Solomon 5

1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.

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What Does Song of Solomon 5:2 Mean?

Song of Solomon 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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