Song of Solomon 5:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 5:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Song of Solomon 5:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Song of Solomon 5:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the lock.”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 5:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I rose up to open to my beloved; And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the bolt. ”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 5:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I rose to open to my beloved, And my hands dropped myrrh, Yea, my fingers flowing myrrh, On the handles of the lock.”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 5:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I rose up to open to my beloved; And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the lock. ”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 5:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I rose vp to open to my welbeloued, and mine hands did drop downe myrrhe, and my fingers pure myrrhe vpon the handels of the barre.”
Song of Solomon 5:5 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 5:5 in Context — Song of Solomon 5
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.
5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
What Does Song of Solomon 5:5 Mean?
Song of Solomon 5:5 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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