King James Version

Song of Solomon 7:11

In Song of Solomon 7 of Song of Solomon.

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Song of Solomon 7:12.

לְכָ֤הlekhahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…דוֹדִי֙dodiuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “uncle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.נֵצֵ֣אnetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “bring forth”, a determination or requestH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הַשָּׂדֶ֔הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.נָלִ֖ינָהnalinahbe leftלוּןverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “be left”, a determination or requestH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).בַּכְּפָרִֽיםbakfarimin village. Compare H3715כָּפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in village. Compare H3715”, the ordinary formH3723a village (as protected by walls)village. Compare H3715 (כְּפִיר).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-12) Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages.

Young’s Literal Translation

Come, my beloved, we go forth to the field,

World English Bible

Come, my beloved! Let’s go out into the field. Let’s lodge in the villages.

Darby Translation

— Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields; Let us lodge in the villages.

Douay-Rheims

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field, let us abide in the villages.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-12) Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Come, my kinsman, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλθὲ ἀδελφιδέ μου, ἐξέλθωμεν εἰς ἀγρὸν, αὐλισθῶμεν ἐν κώμαις.