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Song of Solomon 5:15

In Song of Solomon 5 of Song of Solomon.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

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שׁוֹקָיו֙shoqayvlegשׁוֹקnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leg”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7785the (lower) leg (as a runner)hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.עַמּ֣וּדֵיamudepillarעַמּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.שֵׁ֔שׁsheshmarbleשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.מְיֻסָּדִ֖יםmeyusadimfoundיָסַדverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “found”, a verb used as a describing wordH3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consultappoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.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,…אַדְנֵיadnefoundationאֶדֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH134a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)foundation, socket.פָ֑זfazfine goldפָּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fine gold”, the ordinary formH6337pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)fine (pure) gold.מַרְאֵ֨הוּ֙marehvvisionמַרְאֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “vision”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.כַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןkalvanonas Lebanonלְבָנוֹןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “as Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.בָּח֖וּרbachuracceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “acceptable”, a verb used as a describing wordH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.כָּאֲרָזִֽיםkaarazimas cedarאֶרֶזpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: His aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Young’s Literal Translation

His limbs pillars of marble, Founded on sockets of fine gold, His appearance as Lebanon, choice as the cedars.

World English Bible

His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Darby Translation

His legs, pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: His bearing as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars;

Douay-Rheims

His legs as pillars of marble, that are set upon bases of gold. His form as of Libanus, excellent as the cedars.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κνῆμαι αὐτοῦ στύλοι μαρμάρινοι τεθεμελιωμένοι ἐπὶ βάσεις χρυσᾶς· εἶδος αὐτοῦ ὡς Λίβανος, ἐκλεκτὸς ὡς κέδροι.