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Song of Solomon 7:1

In Song of Solomon 7 of Song of Solomon.

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Song of Solomon 7:2.

מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יָּפ֧וּyafvbeautyיָפֶהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “beauty”, a completed actionH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.פְעָמַ֛יִךְfeamayikhanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.בַּנְּעָלִ֖יםbanalimin dryshodנַעַלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in dryshod”, the ordinary formH5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s).בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.נָדִ֑יבnadivfreeנָדִיבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH5081properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).חַמּוּקֵ֣יchamuqejointsחַמּוּקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “joints”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2542a wrapping, i.e. drawersjoints.יְרֵכַ֔יִךְyerekhayikhsideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.כְּמ֣וֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.חֲלָאִ֔יםchalaimjewelחֲלִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “jewel”, the ordinary formH2481a trinket (as polished)jewel, ornament.מַעֲשֵׂ֖הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יְדֵ֥יyedehandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […אָמָּֽןamancunning workmanאָמָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cunning workman”, the ordinary formH542an expertcunning workman.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-2) How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman.

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American Standard Version (1901)

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Young’s Literal Translation

As the chorus of 'Mahanaim.' How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides [are] as ornaments, Work of the hands of an artificer.

World English Bible

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

Darby Translation

How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

Douay-Rheims

What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy steps in shoes, O prince’s daughter! The joints of thy thighs are like jewels, that are made by the hand of a skillful workman.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-2) How beautiful are thy steps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy steps are beautiful in shoes, O daughter of the prince: the joints of thy thighs are like chains, the work of the craftsman.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡραιώθησαν διαβήματά σου ἐν ὑποδήμασί σου, θύγατερ ναδάβ· ῥυθμοὶ μηρῶν ὅμοιοι ὁρμίσκοις, ἔργον τεχνίτου.