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The Bride

Song of Songs 5:12

In 11 translations

BSB
His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.
KJV
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.fitly…: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring
WEB
His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.
ASV
His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.
LSV
His eyes as doves by streams of water, || Washing in milk, sitting in fullness.
YLT
His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.
DBY
His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;
DRC
His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.
GNV
His eyes are like doues vpon the riuers of waters, which are washt with milke, and remaine by the full vessels.
JPS
His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.
LXXE
His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
עֵינָ֕יו כְּיוֹנִ֖ים עַל־אֲפִ֣יקֵי מָ֑יִם רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ בֶּֽחָלָ֔ב יֹשְׁב֖וֹת עַל־מִלֵּֽאת׃
LXX-Br
Ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὡς περιστεραὶ ἐπὶ πληρώματα ὑδάτων, λελουσμέναι ἐν γάλακτι, καθήμεναι ἐπὶ πληρώματα.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Song of Songs 4:1How 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.
  • Song of Songs 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
  • Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

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