Song of Songs 7:7-9
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
7 Your stature is like a palm tree;
your breasts are clusters of fruit.
8 I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree
and take hold of its fruit.’(A)
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes,
and the fragrance of your breath like apricots.(B)
9 Your mouth[a] is like fine wine(C) –
Woman
flowing smoothly for my love,
gliding past my lips and teeth![b]
Song of Songs 7:7-9
New International Version
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts(A) like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, “I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit.”
May your breasts be like clusters of grapes on the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,(B)
9 and your mouth like the best wine.
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers
Song of Solomon 7:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Your stature is like a palm tree,
and your breasts are like its clusters.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree
and lay hold of its fruit.
Oh may your breasts be like (A)clusters of the vine,
and the scent of your breath like apples,
9 and your (B)mouth[a] like the best wine.
She
It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
gliding over lips and teeth.[b]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Hebrew palate
- Song of Solomon 7:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew causing the lips of sleepers to speak, or gliding over the lips of those who sleep
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