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Song of Solomon 1:16

In Song of Solomon 1 of Song of Solomon.

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

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הִנְּךָ֨hinkhaifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.יָפֶ֤הyafehbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.דוֹדִי֙dodiuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “uncle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.אַ֣ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.נָעִ֔יםnaimpleasantנָעִיםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “pleasant”, the ordinary formH5273delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)pleasant(-ure), sweet.אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.עַרְשֵׂ֖נוּarsenvcouchעֶרֶשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “couch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)bed(-stead), couch.רַעֲנָנָֽהraananahgreenרַעֲנָןadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH7488verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperousgreen, flourishing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,

World English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant. Lover

Darby Translation

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.

Douay-Rheims

The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; also our couch is leafy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ εἶ καλὸς ἀδελφιδός μου, καί γε ὡραῖος πρὸς κλίνῃ ἡμῶν σύσκιος·