Song of Solomon 3:8-10
Complete Jewish Bible
8 all of them wield the sword
and are expert fighters;
each one has his sword ready at his side
to combat the terrors of night.
9 King Shlomo made himself a royal litter
of wood from the L’vanon.
10 He made its columns of silver,
its roof of gold, its seat of purple cloth;
its inside was lovingly inlaid
by the daughters of Yerushalayim.
Song of Solomon 3:8-10
English Standard Version Anglicised
8 all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his (A)sword at his thigh,
against (B)terror by night.
9 King Solomon made himself a carriage[a]
from the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by (C)the daughters of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:9 Or sedan chair
Song of Solomon 3:8-10
King James Version
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.
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Song of Solomon 3:8-10
New King James Version
8 They all hold swords,
Being expert in war.
Every man has his sword on his thigh
Because of fear in the night.
9 Of the wood of Lebanon
Solomon the King
Made himself a [a]palanquin:
10 He made its pillars of silver,
Its support of gold,
Its seat of purple,
Its interior paved with love
By the daughters of Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:9 A portable enclosed chair
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