King James Version

Song of Solomon 6:11

In Song of Solomon 6 of Song of Solomon.

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

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אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גִּנַּ֤תginatgardenגִּנָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “garden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1594{a garden}garden.אֱגוֹז֙egoznutאֱגוֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “nut”, the ordinary formH93a nutnut.יָרַ֔דְתִּיyaradtibring downיָרַדverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bring down”, a completed actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…לִרְא֖וֹתlirotto seeרָאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to see”, the to-form of the verbH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בְּאִבֵּ֣יbeibein greennessאֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in greenness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3a green plantgreenness, fruit.הַנָּ֑חַלhanachalthe brookנַחַלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.לִרְאוֹת֙lirotto seeרָאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to see”, the to-form of the verbH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…הֲפָֽרְחָ֣הhafarechahflourishפָּרַחdefinite article, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “flourish”, a completed actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).הַגֶּ֔פֶןhagefenthe vineגֶּפֶןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.הֵנֵ֖צוּhenetsvflee awayנוּץverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “flee away”, a completed actionH5132properly, to flash; hence, to blossom (from the brilliancy of color); also, to fly away (from the quickness of motion)flee away, bud (forth).הָרִמֹּנִֽיםharimonimthe pomegranateרִמּוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pomegranate”, the ordinary formH7416a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)pomegranate.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, And the pomegranates were in flower.

Young’s Literal Translation

Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed —

World English Bible

I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

Darby Translation

I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.

Douay-Rheims

I knew not: my soul troubled me for the chariots of Aminadab.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I went down to the garden of nuts, to look at the fruits of the valley, to see if the vine flowered, if the pomegranates blossomed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰς κῆπον καρύας κατέβην ἰδεῖν ἐν γεννήμασι τοῦ χειμάῤῥου, ἰδεῖν εἰ ἤνθησεν ἡ ἄμπελος, ἐξήνθησαν αἱ ῥοαί·