King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:16

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

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דּוֹדִ֥יdodiuncleדּוֹדnoun, 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.לִי֙litoלִי֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוַאֲנִ֣יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.ל֔וֹlvotoל֔וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toהָרֹעֶ֖הharoehthe companionרָעָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽיםbashoshanimin lilyשׁוּשַׁןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in lily”, the ordinary formH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies.

Young’s Literal Translation

My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies,

World English Bible

My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

Darby Translation

My beloved is mine, and I am his; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,

Douay-Rheims

My beloved to me, and I to him who feedeth among the lilies,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My beloved is mine, and I am his, that feedeth among the lilies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My kinsman is mine, and I am his: he feeds his flock among the lilies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀδελφιδός μου ἐμοὶ, κᾀγὼ αὐτῷ· ὁ ποιμαίνων ἐν τοῖς κρίνοις.