King James Version

Song of Solomon 6:4

In Song of Solomon 6 of Song of Solomon.

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

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יָפָ֨הyafahbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.אַ֤תְּattheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.רַעְיָתִי֙rayatifellowרַעְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fellow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7474a female associatefellow, love.כְּתִרְצָ֔הketirtsahas Tirzahתִּרְצָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Tirzah”H8656Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an IsraelitessTirzah.נָאוָ֖הnavahbecomethנָאוֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “becometh”, the ordinary formH5000suitable, or beautifulbecometh, comely, seemly.כִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םkirushalimas Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.אֲיֻמָּ֖הayumahterribleאָיֹםadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “terrible”, the ordinary formH366frightfulterrible.כַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹתkanidgalotas bannersדָּגַלpreposition, with the article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “as banners”, a verb used as a describing wordH1713to flaunt, i.e. raise a flag; figuratively, to be conspicuous(set up, with) banners, chiefest.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fair [art] thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.

World English Bible

You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

Darby Translation

Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:

Douay-Rheims

Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have made me flee away. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from Galaad.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as armies set in array.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καλὴ εἶ ἡ πλησίον μου, ὡς εὐδοκία, ὡραῖα ὡς Ἱερουσαλὴμ, θάμβος ὡς τεταγμέναι.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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