Verse List for SNG 6:9

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OET (OET-RV) She’s special, my dove, my perfect one. ⇔ ≈ She’s special to her mother—perfect to the woman who bore her. ⇔ The young women saw her and called her blessed. ⇔ ≈ The queens and the concubines praised her:

OET-LV is_one she dove _of_my my _perfect _of_one is_one_daughter she of_mother _of_her is_a _pure_daughter she of_the_one _of_who_bore _her they_saw _her daughters and_they_called _her _blessed queens and_concubines and_they_praised _her.

ULT One, is she, my dove; ⇔ my perfect one—one, is she to her mother; ⇔ pure, is she to the woman who bore her. ⇔ The daughters saw her and called her blessed; ⇔ the queens and the concubines—they praised her:

UST none of them would be as special as she is. She is like a dove; she is flawless. ⇔  Her mother considers her to be very special; ⇔  she is her mother’s favorite child. ⇔ When the young women of the king’s court see her, they say that she is fortunate, ⇔  and the queens and concubines praise her.

BSB & MSB but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, ⇔  the favorite of the mother who bore her. ⇔ The maidens see her and call her blessed; ⇔  the queens and concubines sing her praises.

OEB No OEB SNG book available

WEBBE & WMBB My dove, my perfect one, is unique. ⇔  She is her mother’s only daughter. ⇔  She is the favourite one of her who bore her. ⇔ The daughters saw her, and called her blessed. ⇔  The queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.

NET But she is unique! ⇔ My dove, my perfect one! ⇔ She is the special daughter of her mother, ⇔ she is the favorite of the one who bore her. ⇔ The maidens saw her and complimented her; ⇔ the queens and concubines praised her:

LSV One is my dove, my perfect one,
She [is] one of her mother,
She [is] the choice one of her that bore her,
Daughters saw, and pronounce her blessed,
Queens and concubines, and they praise her.

FBV but my love, my perfect love, she's the only one! She's her mother's favorite, special to the one who gave birth to her. Young women see her and say how lucky she is; queens and concubines sing her praises.[fn]

T4T none of them would be like my dove, who is perfect, ⇔  you who are your mother’s only daughter, ⇔  whom your mother considers to be very precious. ⇔ Other young women who see you say that you are fortunate, ⇔  and the queens and concubines recognize that you are very beautiful.

LEB • My dove, she is the one ;[fn][fn]
  • my perfect, she is the only one ;[fn][fn]
   • she is the favorite of[fn][fn] her mother who bore her.
• Maidens see her and consider her fortunate;[fn]
  • queens and concubines praise her:

BBE My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

Moff but one alone is my dove, my spotless one, ⇔  her mother’s own darling. ⇔ Women eye and honour her ⇔  queens, concubines, sing in praise of her:

JPS My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her happy; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

ASV My dove, my undefiled, is but one; ⇔ She is the only one of her mother; ⇔ She is the choice one of her that bare her. ⇔ The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; ⇔ Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

DRA Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?

YLT One is my dove, my perfect one, One she [is] of her mother, The choice one she [is] of her that bare her, Daughters saw, and pronounce her happy, Queens and concubines, and they praise her.

Drby My dove, mine undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother, She is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and they called her blessed; The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

RV My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

SLT She is one, my dove, my perfect one; she is one to her mother, she is the chosen to her bearing her. The daughters saw her and pronounced her happy; the queens and the concubines, and they will praise her.

Wbstr My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yes , the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

KJB-1769 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

KJB-1611 My doue, my vndefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her: The daughters sawe her, and blessed her; yea the Queenes and the concubins, and they praysed her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps One is my doue, one is my dearlyng: She is the only beloued of her mother, and deare vnto her that bare her: When the daughters sawe her, they sayde she was blessed, yea the queenes & wiues praysed her.
(One is my dove, one is my darling: She is the only beloved of her mother, and dear unto her that bare her: When the daughters saw her, they said she was blessed, yea the queens and wives praised her.)

Gnva Who is shee that looketh foorth as the morning, fayre as the moone, pure as the sunne, terrible as an armie with banners!
(Who is she that looketh/looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, pure as the sun, terrible as an army with banners!)

Cvdl But one is my doue, my derlynge. She is the onely beloued of hir mother, & deare vnto her that bare her. Wha the daughters sawe her, they sayde she was blessed: Yee the quenes and concubines praysed her.
(But one is my dove, my darling. She is the only beloved of her mother, and dear unto her that bare her. Wha the daughters saw her, they said she was blessed: Ye/You_all the queens and concubines praised her.)

Wycl Who is this, that goith forth, as the moreutid risynge, fair as the moone, chosun as the sunne, ferdful as the scheltrun of oostis set in good ordre?
(Who is this, that goeth/goes forth, as the moreutid rising, fair as the moon, chosen as the sun, fearful as the scheltrun of hosts/armies set in good order?)

Luth Aber eine ist meine Taube, meine Fromme, eine ist ihrer Mutter die Liebste, und die Auserwählte ihrer Mutter. Da sie die Töchter sahen, preiseten sie dieselbige selig; die Königinnen und die Kebsweiber lobten sie.
(But a/one is my deaf_(one), my pious/devout_(one), a/one is of_their/her mother the Liebste, and the chosen_(ones) of_their/her mother. So they/she/them the daughters saw(v), praised they/she/them the_same blessed; the queens and the concubine praised they/she/them.)

ClVg Quæ est ista quæ progreditur quasi aurora consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata?[fn]
(Which it_is these_(ones) which progreditur as_if with_goldra rising, beautiful as moon, chosen as the_sun, terrible as of_the_camp line/array organized?)

UHB אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ יוֹנָתִ֣⁠י תַמָּתִ֔⁠י אַחַ֥ת הִיא֙ לְ⁠אִמָּ֔⁠הּ בָּרָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְ⁠יֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑⁠הּ רָא֤וּ⁠הָ בָנוֹת֙ וַֽ⁠יְאַשְּׁר֔וּ⁠הָ מְלָכ֥וֹת וּ⁠פִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים וַֽ⁠יְהַלְלֽוּ⁠הָ׃ס ‡

BrLXX Μία ἐστὶ περιστερά μου, τελεία μου, μία ἐστὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς, ἐκλεκτή ἐστι τῇ τεκούσῃ αὐτήν· Εἴδοσαν αὐτὴν θυγατέρες καὶ μακαριοῦσιν αὐτὴν, βασίλισσαι καί γε παλλακαὶ, καὶ αἰνέσουσιν αὐτήν.

BrTr My dove, my perfect one is one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and the queens will pronounce her blessed, yea, and the concubines, and they will praise her.