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Song of Solomon 4:1

In Song of Solomon 4 of Song of Solomon.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

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הִנָּ֨ךְhinakheifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.יָפָ֤הyafahbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.רַעְיָתִי֙rayatifellowרַעְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fellow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7474a female associatefellow, love.הִנָּ֣ךְhinakheifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.יָפָ֔הyafahbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.עֵינַ֣יִךְeynayikheye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יוֹנִ֔יםyonimdoveיוֹנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “dove”, the ordinary formH3123a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)dove, pigeon.מִבַּ֖עַדmibaadfrom at byבְּעַדpreposition, preposition — “from at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.לְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְletsamatekheto locksצַמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to locks”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6777a veillocks.שַׂעְרֵךְ֙sarekhehairשֵׂעָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.כְּעֵ֣דֶרkeederas droveעֵדֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as drove”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.הָֽעִזִּ֔יםhaizimthe goatעֵזdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the goat”, the ordinary formH5795a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)(she) goat, kid.שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshegaleshvwho appearגָּלַשׁparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “who appear”, a completed actionH1570probably to caper (as a goat)appear.מֵהַ֥רmeharfrom hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.גִּלְעָֽדgiladGileadגִּלְעָדnoun, proper name — “Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, lo, thou [art] fair, Thine eyes [are] doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

World English Bible

Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.

Darby Translation

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil; Thy hair is as a flock of goats, On the slopes of mount Gilead.

Douay-Rheims

How beautiful art thou, my love, how beautiful art thou! thy eyes are doves’ eyes, besides what is hid within. Thy hair is as flocks of goats, which Come up from mount Galaad.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil; thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from mount Gilead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves, beside thy veil: thy hair is as flocks of goats, that have appeared from Galaad.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ εἶ καλὴ ἡ πλησίον μου, ἰδοὺ εἶ καλή· ὀφθαλμοί σου περιστεραὶ, ἐκτὸς τῆς σιωπήσεώς σου· τρίχωμά σου ὡς ἀγέλαι τῶν αἰγῶν, αἳ ἀπεκαλύφθησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Γαλαάδ.