Song of Solomon 5:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others, that you so charge us?

New Living Translation
Why is your lover better than all others, O woman of rare beauty? What makes your lover so special that we must promise this? Young Woman

English Standard Version
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you thus adjure us?

Berean Study Bible
How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?

New American Standard Bible
“What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That you make us swear in this way?”

NASB 1995
"What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That thus you adjure us?"

NASB 1977
“<,>What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, That thus you adjure us?”

Amplified Bible
“What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, That you should so command us to take an oath?”

Christian Standard Bible
What makes the one you love better than another, most beautiful of women? What makes him better than another, that you would give us this charge? Woman

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What makes the one you love better than another, most beautiful of women? What makes him better than another, that you would give us this charge? W

Contemporary English Version
Most beautiful of women, why is the one you love more special than others? Why do you ask us to tell him how you feel?

Good News Translation
Most beautiful of women, is your lover different from everyone else? What is there so wonderful about him that we should give you our promise?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Most beautiful of women, what makes your beloved better than any other beloved? What makes your beloved better than any other beloved that you make us swear this way?

International Standard Version
What is so special about your beloved, most beautiful of women? What is so special about your beloved, that you charge us like this?

NET Bible
Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would command us in this manner?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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?

New King James Version
What is your beloved More than another beloved, O fairest among women? What is your beloved More than another beloved, That you so charge us?

King James 2000 Bible
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you so charge us?

New Heart English Bible
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?

World English Bible
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? Beloved

American King James Version
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you do so charge us?

American Standard Version
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?

A Faithful Version
What is your Beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your Beloved more than another beloved, that you adjure us so?

Darby Bible Translation
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?

English Revised Version
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?

Webster's Bible Translation
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?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
O the fairest among women, what is thy welbeloued more then other welbeloued? what is thy welbeloued more then another louer, that thou doest so charge vs?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
What maner of man is thy loue aboue other louers, O thou fairest among women? Or what can thy loue do more then other louers, that thou chargest vs so straytly?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who is thy loue aboue other louers, O thou fayrest amonge wemen? Or, what can thy loue do, more then other louers, that thou chargest vs so straitly?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
What [is] your beloved above [any] beloved, "" O beautiful among women? What [is] your beloved above [any] beloved, "" That thus you have adjured us?

Young's Literal Translation
What is thy beloved above any beloved, O fair among women? What is thy beloved above any beloved, That thus thou hast adjured us?

Smith's Literal Translation
What is thy beloved above the beloved, O beautiful one among women? What thy beloved above the beloved, that thou didst thus adjure us?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
What manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, O thou most beautiful among women? what manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, that thou hast so adjured us?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Chorus to Bride: What kind of beloved is your beloved, O most beautiful among women? What kind of beloved is your beloved, so that you would bind us by oath?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who is your beloved more than a beloved, beautiful among women? Who is your beloved more than a beloved, beautiful among women? Who is your beloved more than a beloved, that thus you have charged us?

Lamsa Bible
What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, that you so adjure us?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, that thou hast so charged us?
















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