King James Version

Song of Solomon 1:11

In Song of Solomon 1 of Song of Solomon.

We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

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תּוֹרֵ֤יtoreborderתּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8447a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) orderborder, row, turn.זָהָב֙zahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.נַעֲשֶׂהnaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָּ֔ךְlakhetoלָּ֔ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toעִ֖םimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).נְקֻדּ֥וֹתnequdotstudנְקֻדָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stud”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5351a bossstud.הַכָּֽסֶףhakasefthe moneyכֶּסֶףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.

Young’s Literal Translation

Garlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!

World English Bible

We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver. Beloved

Darby Translation

We will make thee bead-rows of gold With studs of silver.

Douay-Rheims

While the king was at his repose, my spikenard sent forth the odour thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁμοιώματα χρυσίου ποιήσομέν σοι μετὰ στιγμάτων τοῦ ἀργυρίου.