Song of Solomon 5:9
7 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city. They beat me and bruised me; they took away my cloak, those guardians of the walls.
8 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
10 My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
11 His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
- KJV
- What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
- WEB
- How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?
- ASV
- What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?
- DARBY
- What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, Thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than [another] beloved, That thou dost so charge us?
- BLB
- How [is] your beloved above [any] beloved, O beautiful one among the women? How [is] your beloved above [any] beloved, that thus you adjure us?
- ÅB
- Hva er din elskede fremfor andre elskede, du fagreste blant kvinner, hva er din elskede fremfor andre elskede, siden du ber oss så inderlig?
- OTB
- Hva slags elskede er din elskede, Du vakreste blant kvinner? Hva slags elskede er din elskede, At du får oss til å besverge deg?
- B1930
- Hvad er din elskede fremfor andre elskede, du fagreste blandt kvinner, hvad er din elskede fremfor andre elskede, siden du ber oss så inderlig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 6:1
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:8
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:9–10
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
Read in contextPsalms 45:13
All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:2
He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
Read in contextMatthew 16:13–17
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
Read in contextPsalms 87:3
Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:3–6
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
Read in context