King James Version

Song of Solomon 3:9

In Song of Solomon 3 of Song of Solomon.

King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

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אַפִּרְי֗וֹןapiryonchariotאַפִּרְיוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chariot”, the ordinary formH668a palanquinchariot.עָ֤שָׂהasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed 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…לוֹ֙lvotoלוֹ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toהַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.מֵעֲצֵ֖יmeatsefrom treeעֵץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.הַלְּבָנֽוֹןhalvanonthe Lebanonלְבָנוֹןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the wood of Lebanon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

A palanquin king Solomon made for himself, Of the wood of Lebanon,

World English Bible

King Solomon made himself a carriage of the wood of Lebanon.

Darby Translation

King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon.

Douay-Rheims

King Solomon hath made him a litter of the wood of Libanus:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the wood of Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φορεῖον ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν ἀπὸ ξύλων τοῦ Λιβάνου·