King James Version

Song of Solomon 1:10

In Song of Solomon 1 of Song of Solomon.

Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

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נָאו֤וּnavvbe beautifulנָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be beautiful”, a completed actionH4998properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautifulbe beautiful, become, be comely.לְחָיַ֨יִךְ֙lechayayikhcheekלְחִיnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “cheek”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3895the cheek (from its fleshiness); hence, the jaw-bonecheek (bone), jaw (bone).בַּתֹּרִ֔יםbatorimin borderתּוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in border”, the ordinary formH8447a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) orderborder, row, turn.צַוָּארֵ֖ךְtsavarekheneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.בַּחֲרוּזִֽיםbacharuzimin chainחָרוּזpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in chain”, the ordinary formH2737properly, pierced, i.e. a bead of pearl, gems or jewels (as strung)chain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair , Thy neck with strings of jewels.

Young’s Literal Translation

Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains.

World English Bible

Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. Friends

Darby Translation

Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.

Douay-Rheims

We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains!

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί ὡραιώθησαν σιαγόνες σου ὡς τρυγόνος, τράχηλός σου ὡς ὁρμίσκοι;