Song of Solomon 5:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

New Living Translation
His head is finest gold, his wavy hair is black as a raven.

English Standard Version
His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.

Berean Study Bible
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

New American Standard Bible
“His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

NASB 1995
"His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

NASB 1977
“His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates, And black as a raven.

Amplified Bible
“His head is like [precious] gold, pure gold; His hair is [curly] like clusters of dates And black as a raven.

Christian Standard Bible
His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Contemporary English Version
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy, black as a raven.

Good News Translation
His face is bronzed and smooth; his hair is wavy, black as a raven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
His head is the finest gold. His hair is wavy, black as a raven.

International Standard Version
His head is pure gold, his hair is wavy, black like a raven.

NET Bible
His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly--black like a raven.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

New King James Version
His head is like the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven.

King James 2000 Bible
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are wavy, and black as a raven.

New Heart English Bible
His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

World English Bible
His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

American King James Version
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

American Standard Version
His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

A Faithful Version
His head is like refined gold; His locks are curly, black as a raven.

Darby Bible Translation
His head is [as] the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

English Revised Version
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Webster's Bible Translation
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
His head is as fine golde, his lockes curled, and blacke as a rauen.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
His head is as the most fine golde, the lockes of his heere are busshed, & blacke as a crowe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
his heade is the most fyne golde, the lockes of his hayre are busshed, browne as the euenynge:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
His head [is] pure gold—fine gold, "" His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

Young's Literal Translation
His head is pure gold -- fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

Smith's Literal Translation
His head purified gold, his locks waving branches, black as a raven.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
His head is like the finest gold. His locks are like the heights of palm trees, and as black as a raven.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
His head is like rock of gold, his locks are straight and black as ravens

Lamsa Bible
His head is like the finest gold, his locks straight and black as a raven.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are curled, And black as a raven.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.
















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