Song of Solomon 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Song of Solomon 8:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Song of Solomon 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“ If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar. ”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar.”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. ”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If shee be a wall, we will builde vpon her a siluer palace: and if she be a doore, we wil keepe her in with bordes of cedar.”
Song of Solomon 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 8:9 in Context — Song of Solomon 8
7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
What Does Song of Solomon 8:9 Mean?
Song of Solomon 8:9 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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