Verse List for SNG 1:8

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=The groom (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, ⇔ follow the footprints of the flock, ⇔ and graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

OET-LV If not you _know to/for_you(fs) Oh_beautiful_one among_women go _out to/for_you(fs) in_the _footprints _of the _flock and_pasture DOM goats _of_your _young at the _dwelling _places _of the _shepherds.

ULT If you do not know, most beautiful among women, ⇔ go out in the footprints of the flock, ⇔ and pasture your young goats beside the tents of the shepherds.

UST You who are the most beautiful of all the women, ⇔  if you search for me and do not know where I will take my sheep, ⇔ follow the tracks of the sheep. ⇔  Then allow your young goats to eat grass near the shepherds’ tents.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB No OEB SNG book available

WEBBE & WMBB If you don’t know, most beautiful amongst women, ⇔  follow the tracks of the sheep. ⇔  Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

NET If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, ⇔ simply follow the tracks of my flock, ⇔ and pasture your little lambs ⇔ beside the tents of the shepherds.

LSV If you do not know,
O beautiful among women,
Go forth by the traces of the flock,
And feed your kids by the shepherds’ dwellings!

FBV If you really don't know, you who are more beautiful than any other woman, then follow the tracks of my flock, and let your goats graze near the shepherd's tents.

T4T You who are the most beautiful of all the women, ⇔  if you search for me and do not know where I will take my sheep, ⇔ follow the tracks/footprints of the sheep. ⇔  Then allow your young goats to ◄graze/eat grass► near the shepherds’ tents.

LEB • If you do not know, O fairest among women,
• follow the tracks[fn] of the flock,
• and pasture your little lambs[fn] beside the tents of the shepherds.

BBE If you have not knowledge, O most beautiful among women, go on your way in the footsteps of the flock, and give your young goats food by the tents of the keepers.

Moff “Fairest of women, if you know not, ⇔  follow the sheep-tracks ⇔ and pasture your kid ⇔  by the tents of the herdsmen.

JPS 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.

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.

DRA To my company of horsemen, in Pharao’s chariots, have I likened thee, O my love.

YLT If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!

Drby If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.

RV 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.
(If thou/you know not, Oh thou/you fairest among women, go thy/your way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy/your kids/young_goats beside the shepherds’ tents.)

SLT If thou shalt not know for thyself, O fair one among women, come forth for thyself at the heels of the flock, and feed thy kids by the shepherds tents.

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

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.
(¶ If thou/you know not, Oh thou/you fairest among women, go thy/your way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy/your kids/young_goats beside the shepherds’ tents.)

KJB-1611 ¶ If thou know not (O thou fairest among women) goe thy way forth by the footsteps of the flocke, and feede thy kiddes beside the shepheards tents.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps If thou knowe not thy selfe (O thou fayrest among women) then go thy way foorth after the footesteppes of the sheepe, and feede thy goates besyde the shepheardes tentes.
(If thou/you know not thyself/yourself (Oh thou/you fairest among women) then go thy/your way forth after the footsteps of the sheep, and feed thy/your goats beside the shepherds tents.)

Gnva I haue compared thee, O my loue, to the troupe of horses in the charets of Pharaoh.
(I have compared thee/you, Oh my love, to the troop of horses in the chariots of Pharaoh.)

Cvdl Yf thou knowe not yi self (o thou fayrest amoge women) tha go yi waye forth after ye fotesteppes of the shepe, as though thou woldest fede yi goates besyde ye shepherdes tentes.
(If thou/you know not thyself/yourself (o thou/you fairest among women) tha go ye/you_all way forth after ye/you_all footsteps of the sheep, as though thou/you would feed ye/you_all goats beside ye/you_all shepherds tents.)

Wycl Mi frendesse, Y licnede thee to myn oost of knyytis in the charis of Farao.
(My friends, I likened thee/you to mine host/army of knights/warriors in the chariots of Farao.)

Luth Kennest du dich nicht, du Schönste unter den Weibern, so gehe hinaus auf die Fußtapfen der Schafe und weide deine Böcke bei den Hirtenhäusern.
(Kennest you(sg) you/yourself not, you(sg) most_beautiful_(one) under the women, so go out on/in/to the footsteps the/of_the sheep and pasture/meadow your goats at/in the shepherds’_housesn.)

ClVg Equitatui meo in curribus Pharaonis assimilavi te, amica mea.[fn]
(Equitatui mine in/into/on by_chariots Pharaonis assimilavi you(sg), girlfriend my.)

UHB אִם־לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ לָ֔⁠ךְ הַ⁠יָּפָ֖ה בַּ⁠נָּשִׁ֑ים צְֽאִי־לָ֞⁠ךְ בְּ⁠עִקְבֵ֣י הַ⁠צֹּ֗אן וּ⁠רְעִי֙ אֶת־גְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִ⁠ךְ עַ֖ל מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת הָ⁠רֹעִֽים׃ס ‡

BrLXX Ἐὰν μὴ γνῷς σεαυτὴν ἡ καλὴ ἐν γυναιξὶν, ἔξελθε σὺ ἐν πτέρναις τῶν ποιμνίων, καὶ ποίμαινε τὰς ἐρίφους σου ἐπὶ σκηνώμασι τῶν ποιμένων.

BrTr If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherds' tents.