King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:12

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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הַנִּצָּנִים֙hanitsanimthe flowerנִצָּןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the flower”, the ordinary formH5339a blossomflower.נִרְא֣וּnirvseeרָאָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בָאָ֔רֶץvaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.עֵ֥תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.הַזָּמִ֖ירhazamirthe branchזָמִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the branch”, the ordinary formH2159a twig (as pruned)branch.הִגִּ֑יעַhigiareachנָגַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach”, a completed actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.וְק֥וֹלveqoland soundקוֹלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.הַתּ֖וֹרhatorthe doveתּוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the dove”, the ordinary formH8449a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment(turtle) dove.נִשְׁמַ֥עnishmahearשָׁמַעverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּbeartsenvin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

Young’s Literal Translation

The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land,

World English Bible

The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

Darby Translation

The flowers appear on the earth; The time of singing is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;

Douay-Rheims

The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The flowers are seen in the land; the time of pruning has arrived; the voice of the turtle-dove has been heard in our land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ ἄνθη ὤφθη ἐν τῇ γῇ, καιρὸς τῆς τομῆς ἔφθακε, φωνὴ τῆς τρυγόνος ἠκούσθη ἐν τῇ γῇ ἡμῶν.