Verse List for SNG 8:9

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B I ◄ ← Sng 8:9 ↓ → ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=unclear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Bride's older brothers (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) If she’s a wall,[fn] we’ll build a silver turret on her. ⇔ And if she is a door, we’ll protect her with cedar planks.

OET-LV If is_a _wall she we _will _build on/upon_it(f) a _battlement _of silver and_if is_a _door she we _will _shut _up on/upon_it(f) a _board _of cedar.

ULT If she, is a wall, ⇔ we will build on her a battlement of silver. ⇔ And if she, is a door, ⇔ we will enclose over her boards of cedar.

UST We will protect her virginity, ⇔  as if we were soldiers building a battlement of silver to protect a wall. ⇔ We will protect her virginity, ⇔  like we would protect a door from intruders by covering it with boards made of cedar wood.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB No OEB SNG book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  If she is a wall, ⇔  we will build on her a turret of silver. ⇔ If she is a door, ⇔  we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

NET If she is a wall, ⇔ we will build on her a battlement of silver; ⇔ but if she is a door, ⇔ we will barricade her with boards of cedar.

LSV If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door,
We fashion by her board-work of cedar.

FBV If she is a wall, we will build a silver tower on it. But if she is a door, we will bar the way with cedar planks.[fn]

T4T If her chest is flat like [MET] a wall, ⇔  we will decorate it by putting silver jewels that are like [MET] towers on it. ⇔ Or, if she is flat like [MET] a door, ⇔  we will decorate her with bits/pieces of cedar wood.

LEB • If she is a wall,
• we will adorn her with a turret of silver ;[fn][fn]
• but if she is a door,
• we will barricade her with boards of cedar.[fn]

BBE If she is a wall, we will make on her a strong base of silver; and if she is a door, we will let her be shut up with cedar-wood.

Moff If she holds out like a wall ⇔  we will adorn her with silver for dowry; ⇔ if she gives way to lovers like a door, ⇔  then we will plank her up.”

JPS If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

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.

DRA If she be a wall: let us build upon it bulwarks of silver: if she be a door, let us join it together with boards or cedar.

YLT If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion by her board-work of cedar.

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

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

SLT If she be a wall, we will build upon her a fortress of silver: and if she is a door we will bind upon her a tablet of cedar.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.)

KJB-1611 If she be a wall, we will build vpon her a palace of siluer: and if she bee a dore, we will inclose her with boards of Cedar.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps If she be a wall, we shall builde a siluer bulwarke thervpon: yf she be a doore, we shall fasten her with boordes of Cedar tree.
(If she be a wall, we shall build a silver bulwarke thervpon: if she be a door, we shall fasten her with borders of Cedar tree.)

Gnva If shee be a wall, we will builde vpon her a siluer palace: and if she be a doore, we wil keepe her in with bordes of cedar.
(If she be a wall, we will build upon her a silver palace: and if she be a door, we will keep her in with boards of cedar.)

Cvdl Yf she be a wall, we shal buylde a syluer bollworke there vpon: Yf she be a tower, we shal festen her with bordes of Cedre tre.
(If she be a wall, we shall build a silver bowlworke there upon: If she be a tower, we shall festen her with boards of Cedar tree.)

Wycl If it is a wal, bilde we theronne siluerne touris; if it is a dore, ioyne we it togidere with tablis of cedre.
(If it is a wall, build we thereonne silver towers; if it is a door, join we it together with tables of cedar.)

Luth Ist sie eine Mauer, so wollen wir silbern Bollwerk drauf bauen. Ist sie eine Tür, so wollen wir sie festigen mit zedernen Bohlen.
(Is they/she/them a/one wall, so want we/us silver bulwark/stronghold on_it build. Is they/she/them a/one door, so want we/us they/she/them festigen with of_cedars plank/board.)

ClVg Si murus est, ædificemus super eum propugnacula argentea; si ostium est, compingamus illud tabulis cedrinis.[fn]
(When/But_if the_wall it_is, buildingus over him propugnacula silver; when/but_if door it_is, compingamus it/this/that boards/tablets cedarsnis.)

UHB אִם־חוֹמָ֣ה הִ֔יא נִבְנֶ֥ה עָלֶ֖י⁠הָ טִ֣ירַת כָּ֑סֶף וְ⁠אִם־דֶּ֣לֶת הִ֔יא נָצ֥וּר עָלֶ֖י⁠הָ ל֥וּחַ אָֽרֶז׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἰ τεῖχός ἐστιν, οἰκοδομήσωμεν ἐπʼ αὐτὴν ἐπάλξεις ἀργυρᾶς· καὶ εἰ θύρα ἐστὶ, διαγράψωμεν ἐπʼ αὐτὴν σανίδα κεδρίνην.

BrTr If she is a wall, let us build upon her silver bulwarks; and if she is a door, let us carve for her cedar panels.