Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day
Song of Songs 3:8
In 11 translations
- BSB
- All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
- KJV
- They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
- WEB
- They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.
- ASV
- They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.
- LSV
- All of them holding sword, taught of battle, || Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.
- YLT
- All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.
- DBY
- They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights.
- DRC
- All holding swords, and most expert in war: every man’s sword upon his thigh, because of fears in the night.
- GNV
- They all handle the sworde, and are expert in warre, euery one hath his sword vpon his thigh for the feare by night.
- JPS
- They all handle the sword, and are expert in war; every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of dread in the night.
- LXXE
- They all hold a sword, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear by night.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Aleppo Codex and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads בַּלֵּילֽוֹת׃ ס; Leningrad Codex reads בַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ ס (“in the nights”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כֻּלָּם֙ אֲחֻ֣זֵי חֶ֔רֶב מְלֻמְּדֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה אִ֤ישׁ חַרְבּוֹ֙ עַל־יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִפַּ֖חַד בַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃We read the punctuation in L differently from BHQ.Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.
- LXX-Br
- Πάντες κατέχοντες ῥομφαίαν δεδιδαγμένοι πόλεμον· ἀνὴρ ῥομφαία αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ θάμβους ἐν νυξί.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 45:3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
- Psalms 149:5–9Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands, to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the…
- Psalms 91:5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- Ephesians 6:16–18In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting…
- Nehemiah 4:21–22So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so…
- Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
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