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Song of Solomon 1:8

If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.

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ASV

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

KJV

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
תֵדְעִי֙te.de.'Iyou knowH3045 →
לָ֔ךְLakh<for> yourself
הַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahO beautiful [one]H3303 →
בַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.Shimamong <the> womenH802 →
צְֽאִי־tze.'i-go outH3318 →
לָ֞ךְlakh<for> yourself
בְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.Veiin [the] footprints ofH6119 →
הַצֹּ֗אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629 →
וּרְעִי֙u.re.'Iand pastureH7462 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְge.di.yo.Ta.yikhyoung goats yourH1429 →
עַ֖ל'alatH5921 →
מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.Not[the] dwelling places ofH4908 →
הָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'Imthe shepherdsH7462 →

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Song of Solomon 6:1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.Song of Solomon 5:9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?Ruth 2:22And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”James 2:21Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?Hebrews 11:4–40By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.James 5:10Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.Romans 4:12And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.Song of Solomon 7:1–13How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.Song of Solomon 4:10How 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 2:10My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.Song of Solomon 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.Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Revelation 19:7–8Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.Song of Solomon 1:15How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.Ephesians 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Psalms 45:11and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

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