King James Version

Psalms 45:9

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 45:10.

בְּנ֣וֹתbenotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.מְ֭לָכִיםmelakhimkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָbeyiqroteykhain brightnessיָקָרpreposition, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in brightness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.נִצְּבָ֥הnitsvahappointedנָצַבverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “appointed”, a completed actionH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.שֵׁגַ֥לshegalqueenשֵׁגָלnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “queen”, the ordinary formH7694a queen (from cohabitation)queen.לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗liminekhato rightיָמִיןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.בְּכֶ֣תֶםbekhetemin fine, pure) goldכֶּתֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in fine, pure) gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3800properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).אוֹפִֽירofirOphirאוֹפִירnoun, proper name — “Ophir”H211Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the EastOphir.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(45-10) Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Kings’ daughters are among thy honorable women: At thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Young’s Literal Translation

Daughters of kings [are] among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

World English Bible

Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

Darby Translation

Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Douay-Rheims

Come and behold ye the works of the Lord: what wonders he hath done upon earth,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(45-10) Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

with which kings' daughters have gladdened thee for thine honour: the queen stood by on thy right hand, clothed in vesture wrought with gold, and arrayed in divers colours.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

θυγατέρες βασιλέων ἐν τῇ τιμῇ σου· παρέστη ἡ βασίλισσα ἐκ δεξιῶν σου, ἐν ἱματισμῷ διαχρύσῳ περιβεβλημένη, πεποικιλμένη.