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Song of Solomon 5:12

In Song of Solomon 5 of Song of Solomon.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

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עֵינָ֕יוeynayveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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…כְּיוֹנִ֖יםkeyonimas doveיוֹנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as dove”, the ordinary formH3123a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)dove, pigeon.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֲפִ֣יקֵיafiqestrong pieceאָפִיקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “strong piece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH650properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a herobrook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙rochatsotbatheרָחַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bathe”, a verb used as a describing wordH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).בֶּֽחָלָ֔בbechalavin milkחָלָבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.יֹשְׁב֖וֹתyoshevotdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִלֵּֽאתmiletfulness, iמִלֵּאתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fulness, i”, the ordinary formH4402fulness, i.e. (concretely) a plump socket (of the eye)[idiom] fitly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.

Young’s Literal Translation

His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.

World English Bible

His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

Darby Translation

His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;

Douay-Rheims

His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς περιστεραὶ ἐπὶ πληρώματα ὑδάτων, λελουσμέναι ἐν γάλακτι, καθήμεναι ἐπὶ πληρώματα.