King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:1

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

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אֲנִי֙animineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.חֲבַצֶּ֣לֶתchavatseletroseחֲבַצֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “rose”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2261probably meadow-saffronrose.הַשָּׁר֔וֹןhasharonthe Sharonשָׁרוֹןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Sharon”H8289plain, Sharon, the name of a place in PalestineLasharon, Sharon.שֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖תshoshanatlilyשׁוּשַׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “lily”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.הָעֲמָקִֽיםhaamaqimthe valeעֵמֶקdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the vale”, the ordinary formH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a lily among the thorns,

World English Bible

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. Lover

Darby Translation

I am a narcissus of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.

Douay-Rheims

I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I am a flower of the plain, a lily of the valleys.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ ἄνθος τοῦ πεδίου, κρίνον τῶν κοιλάδων.