Verse List for SNG 5:16

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OET (OET-RV) His mouth is most sweet, ⇔ ≈ and all of him is most desirable. ⇔ This is my dearest, and this is my friend, ⇔ young women of Yerushalem.

OET-LV Mouth _of_his is_sweetness(es) and_all _of_of _him is_desirableness(es)[fn][fn][fn] this lover _of_is_my and_this friend _of_is_my Oh _daughters _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).

ULT His mouth, is most sweet, ⇔ and all of him, is most desirable. ⇔ This, is my beloved, and this, is my friend, ⇔ daughters of Jerusalem.

UST His kisses are very sweet; ⇔  he is completely attractive. ⇔ You young women of Jerusalem, ⇔  this is what the man I love, who is my friend, is like, and this is why he is better than all other men.

BSB & MSB His mouth[fn] [is] most sweet; ⇔  he is altogether lovely. ⇔ This [is] my beloved, and this is my friend, ⇔  O daughters of Jerusalem.

OEB No OEB SNG book available

CSB His mouth is sweetness. He is absolutely desirable. This is my love, and this is my friend, young women of Jerusalem.

NLT His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.

NIV His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

CEV His kisses are sweet. I desire him so much! Young women of Jerusalem, he is my lover and friend.

ESV His mouth is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

NASB “His mouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”

LSB His mouth is full of sweetness. And he is wholly desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”

WEBBE & WMBB His mouth is sweetness; ⇔  yes, he is altogether lovely. ⇔ This is my beloved, and this is my friend, ⇔  daughters of Jerusalem.

MSG ^(10-16)My dear lover glows with health— red-blooded, radiant! He’s one in a million. There’s no one quite like him! My golden one, pure and untarnished, with raven black curls tumbling across his shoulders. His eyes are like doves, soft and bright, but deep-set, brimming with meaning, like wells of water. His face is rugged, his beard smells like sage, His voice, his words, warm and reassuring. Fine muscles ripple beneath his skin, quiet and beautiful. His torso is the work of a sculptor, hard and smooth as ivory. He stands tall, like a cedar, strong and deep-rooted, A rugged mountain of a man, aromatic with wood and stone. His words are kisses, his kisses words. Everything about him delights me, thrills me through and through! That’s my lover, that’s my man, dear Jerusalem sisters.

NET His mouth is very sweet; ⇔ he is totally desirable. ⇔ This is my beloved! ⇔ This is my companion, O maidens of Jerusalem!

LSV His mouth is sweetness—and all of him desirable,
This [is] my beloved, and this my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem!

FBV His mouth is the sweetest ever; he is totally desirable! This is my love, my friend, women of Jerusalem.

T4T His kisses [MTY] are extremely sweet; ⇔  he is very handsome. ⇔ You young women of Jerusalem, ⇔  all that tells you why the one who loves me and who is my friend is better than other men.

LEB • His mouth[fn] is sweet,
• and he is altogether desirable.
• This is my beloved;
• this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem .[fn]

NRSV His speech is most sweet, and he is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

NKJV His mouth is most sweet, Yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, And this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

NAB His mouth is sweetness itself; he is delightful in every way. Such is my lover, and such my friend, Daughters of Jerusalem!

BBE His mouth is most sweet; yes, he is all beautiful. This is my loved one, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Moff his kisses are utterly sweet-- ⇔  he is all a delight! ⇔ And that is my darling, my dear, ⇔  O maidens of Jerusalem!

JPS His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.'

ASV His mouth is most sweet; ⇔ Yea, he is altogether lovely. ⇔ This is my beloved, and this is my friend, ⇔ O daughters of Jerusalem.

DRA His throat most sweet, and he is all lovely: such is my beloved, and he is my friend, O ye daughters of Jerusalem.

YLT His mouth is sweetness — and all of him desirable, This [is] my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!

Drby His mouth is most sweet: Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, yea, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

RV His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
(His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, Oh daughters of Yerusalem.)

SLT His palate, sweetness: he is all loveliness. This my beloved, and this my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

Wbstr His mouth is most sweet: yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

KJB-1769 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.[fn]
(His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, Oh daughters of Yerusalem.)

KJB-1611 [fn]His mouth is most sweete, yea he is altogether louely. This is my beloued, and this is my friend, O daughters of Ierusalem.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps The wordes of his mouth are sweete: yea he is altogether louely: Such a one is my loue O ye daughters of Hierusalem, such a one is my loue.
(The words of his mouth are sweet: yea he is altogether lovely: Such a one is my love Oh ye/you_all daughters of Yerusalem, such a one is my love.)

Gnva His mouth is as sweete thinges, and hee is wholy delectable: this is my welbeloued, and this is my louer, O daughters of Ierusalem.
(His mouth is as sweet things, and he is wholly delectable: this is my well-beloved, and this is my lover, Oh daughters of Yerusalem.)

Cvdl His throte is swete, yee he is alltogether louely. Soch one is my loue (o ye doughters of Ierusalem) soch one is my loue.
(His throat is sweet, ye/you_all he is altogether lovely. Such one is my love (o ye/you_all daughters of Yerusalem) such one is my love.)

Wycl His throte is moost swete, and he is al desirable. Ye douytris of Jerusalem, siche is my derlyng, and this is my freend.
(His throat is most sweet, and he is all desirable. Ye/You_all daughters of Yerusalem, such is my darling, and this is my friend.)

Luth Seine Kehle ist süß und ganz lieblich. Ein solcher ist mein Freund; mein Freund ist ein solcher, ihr Töchter Jerusalems!
(His throat is sweet/cute and all lovely/delightful. A such is my friend; my friend is a such, you(pl)/their/her daughters Yerusalem!)

ClVg Guttur illius suavissimum, et totus desiderabilis. Talis est dilectus meus, et ipse est amicus meus, filiæ Jerusalem.[fn]
(Throat of_that the_sweetest, and the_whole desirable. Such it_is beloved mine, and exactly_that/himself it_is a_friend mine, daughters Yerusalem.)

UHB חִכּ⁠וֹ֙ מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְ⁠כֻלּ֖⁠וֹ מַחֲמַדִּ֑ים זֶ֤ה דוֹדִ⁠י֙ וְ⁠זֶ֣ה רֵעִ֔⁠י בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Φάρυγξ αὐτοῦ γλυκασμοὶ καὶ ὅλος ἐπιθυμία· οὗτος ἀδελφιδός μου καὶ οὗτος πλησίον μου, θυγατέρες Ἱερουσαλήμ.

BrTr His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.