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Song of Solomon 8:9

If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

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ASV

If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.

KJV

If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
חוֹמָ֣הcho.Mah[is] a wallH2346 →
הִ֔יאHi'sheH1931 →
נִבְנֶ֥הniv.Nehwe will buildH1129 →
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haon herH5921 →
טִ֣ירַתTi.rata battlement ofH2918 →
כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilverH3701 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
דֶּ֣לֶתDe.let[is] a doorH1817 →
הִ֔יאHi'sheH1931 →
נָצ֥וּרna.Tzurwe will shut upH6696 →
עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haover herH5921 →
ל֥וּחַLu.acha board ofH3871 →
אָֽרֶז׃'A.rezcedarH730 →

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Acts 14:27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.1 Corinthians 3:10–12By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.Isaiah 58:12Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.Isaiah 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.Isaiah 61:4They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.1 Kings 6:15He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.Zechariah 6:12–15And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.Revelation 21:12–19The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.Song of Solomon 1:11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.Song of Solomon 1:17The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.

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