Song of Solomon 4:1
Bible › Song of Solomon › Chapter 4 › Verse 1
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
In other translations
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
Hebrew words
הִנָּךְhinakhhere youH2005יָפָהyafah[are] beautifulH3303רַעְיָתִיra'yatiO friend myH7474הִנָּךְhinakhhere youH2005יָפָהyafah[are] beautifulH3303עֵינַיִךְ'einayikheyes yourH5869יוֹנִיםyonim[are] dovesH3123מִבַּעַדmiba'adfrom behindH1157לְצַמָּתֵךְletzamatekhto veil yourH6777שַׂעְרֵךְsa'rekhhair yourH8181כְּעֵדֶרke'eder[is] like [the] flock ofH5739הָעִזִּיםha'izim<the> she-goatsH5795שֶׁגָּלְשׁוּshegalshuthat <they> have descendedH1570מֵהַרmeharfrom [the] mountain ofH2022גִּלְעָד׃gil'adGileadH1568
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Song of Solomon 1:15Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- Song of Solomon 6:5Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 6:7As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
- Song of Solomon 2:14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
- Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Song of Solomon 4:9-109 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!9 You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck. 10 How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:5Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Numbers 32:1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
- Numbers 32:40And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there.
- Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
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People and places
Places: Gilead