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Song of Solomon 3:8
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 3:8
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.
Song of Songs 3:8
New International Version
Song of Songs 3:8
New International Version
8 all of them wearing the sword,
all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
prepared for the terrors of the night.(A)
Song of Solomon 3:8
King James Version
Song of Solomon 3:8
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.
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Song of Solomon 3:8
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 3:8
English Standard Version
8 all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his (A)sword at his thigh,
against (B)terror by night.
Song of Solomon 3:8
New American Standard Bible
Song of Solomon 3:8
New American Standard Bible
8 All of them are wielders of the sword,
(A)Expert in war;
Each man has his (B)sword at his side,
Guarding against the [a](C)terrors of the night.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:8 Lit terror in the nights
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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