Song of Solomon 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue compared thee, O my loue, to the troupe of horses in the charets of Pharaoh.”
Song of Solomon 1:8 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 1:8 in Context — Song of Solomon 1
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
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What Does Song of Solomon 1:8 Mean?
Song of Solomon 1:8 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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