SNG 1:10 Parallel Verse View

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

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τί ὡραιώθησαν σιαγόνες σου ὡς τρυγόνος, τράχηλός σου ὡς ὁρμίσκοι;
(Ti hōraiōthaʸsan siagones sou hōs trugonos, traⱪaʸlos sou hōs hormiskoi;)

ULT Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings;
⇔ your neck is beautiful with necklaces.

UST Your cheeks are lovely with jewelry,
⇔ and your neck is lovely with strings of beads around it.

BSB & MSB Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
⇔ your neck with strings of jewels.

OEB No OEB SNG 1:10 book available

WEBBE & WMBB Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings,
⇔ your neck with strings of jewels.

NET Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments;
⇔ your neck is lovely with strings of jewels.

LSV Your cheeks have been lovely with garlands, your neck with chains.

FBV Your beautiful cheeks adorned with ornaments,[fn] your neck with strings of jewels.

1:10 It seems the ornaments the woman is wearing reminds the man of the decorations worn by the chariot horses.

T4T Your cheeks are decorated with jewelry,
⇔ and there are strings of beads/pearls around your neck.

LEB • Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
• your neck with strings of jewels.

BBE Your face is a delight with rings of hair, your neck with chains of jewels.

Moff your cheeks so fair with braided plaits,
⇔ your neck with strings of jewels;

JPS Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.

ASV Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair,
⇔ Thy neck with strings of jewels.

DRA (SNG 1:9) Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove’s, thy neck as jewels.

YLT Comely have been thy cheeks with garlands, Thy neck with chains.

Drby Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.

RV Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, thy neck with strings of jewels
(Thy/Your cheeks are comely with plaits of hair, thy/your neck with strings of jewels)

SLT Thy cheeks were beautiful with with rows, thy neck with strings of pearls.

Wbstr Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels , thy neck with chains of gold .

KJB-1769 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
(Thy/Your cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy/your neck with chains of gold.)

KJB-1611 Thy cheekes are comely with rowes of iewels, thy necke with chaines of golde.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Thy cheekes and thy necke is beautifull as the turtles, and hanged with spanges and goodly iewels,
(Thy/Your cheeks and thy/your neck is beautiful as the turtles, and hanged with spangles and goodly jewels,)

Gnva We will make thee borders of golde with studdes of siluer.
(We will make thee/you borders of gold with studs of silver.)

Cvdl Then shal thy chekes & thy neck be made fayre, & hanged wt spages & goodly iewels:
(Then shall thy/your cheeks and thy/your neck be made fair, and hanged with spangles and goodly jewels:)

Wycl (SNG 1:9) Thi chekis ben feire, as of a turtle; thi necke is as brochis.
(Thy/Your cheeks been fair(aj), as of a turtle; thy/your neck is as brooches.)

Luth Deine Backen stehen lieblich in den Spangen und dein Hals in den Ketten.
(Your(s) bake stand lovely/delightful in the clasps/buckles and your(s) neck/throat in the chains.)

ClVg (SNG 1:9) Pulchræ sunt genæ tuæ sicut turturis; collum tuum sicut monilia.[fn]
(Beautifully(pl) are cheeks yours like turtledoves; neck/spout your(sg) like necklaces.)

1.9 Pulchræ. Quoniam ostensum est quomodo Dominus Ecclesiam inter adversa protegat, restat ostendi quantum amorem ipsius Domini inter adversa servet Ecclesia. Unde sequitur, Pulchræ sunt genæ. Tanta te verecundiæ salutaris virtute decoravi, ut castitatem promissæ mihi fidei nulla pravorum doctorum doctrina vel suggestione corrumpas, a quibus timebas in errorem deduci. Pulchritudo mulieris in genis dicitur esse quamplurima.Allegorice.. In genis notatur signum pudoris, sicut in prædicatoribus mos recte vivendi. Ecclesia, etsi sponsi sui morte viduata, tanta tamen ejus memoria tenetur, ut nullatenus externorum possit recipere consortium: et pro suis et aliorum peccatis gemit. In collo, doctores, in monilibus opera illorum: quia ea quæ verbo docent, operantur. Quæ sit hujus sobrietatis custodiendæ gratia subdendo, demonstrat. Collum tuum sicut monilia. Per collum namque cibos trajicimus in corpus reficiendum, et verba proferimus, quibus secreta cordis proximis declaramus, id est, doctores qui et verbis instruunt, et cibum salutis in commissa sibi membra transfundunt. Qui monilibus comparantur, qui pulchri sunt moribus, et pectora virginum verbis et exemplis claudunt, ne adulter inserat manum.

1.9 Beautifully(pl). Since shown it_is how Master assembly/church between adverse may_protect, remains show how_much love(n) of_his/her_own Master between adverse keep Assembly/Church. From_where/who follows, Beautifully(pl) are cheeks. Such_a_great_deal you(sg) shame saving/healing by_virtue I_adorned, as chastity promised to_me of_faith none of_the_wicked of_teachers teaching/instruction or suggestion corrupt, from to_whom you_were_fearing in/into/on error to_be_led. Beauty woman’s in/into/on genis it_is_said to_be howplurima.Allegorice.. In genis is_noted sign/signal shame, like in/into/on preachers custom/practice correctly/straight of_living. Assembly/Church, even_though grooms self death devoid, such_a_great_deal nevertheless his/her memory is_held, as by_no_means external can to_receive consortium: and for to_his_own and of_others sins groans. In neck, teachers, in/into/on necklaces works of_them: because them which word teach, they_work. Which be of_this sobriety to_be_guarded grace to_be_placed_under, demonstrates. Neck/spout your(sg) like necklaces. Through neck/spout for_indeed/truly food we_transfer in/into/on body to_be_repaired, and words we_bring_forward, to_whom secrets of_the_heart next_to we_declare, that it_is, teachers who/which and with_words they_instruct, and food health in/into/on entrusted to_himself members they_decant. Who necklaces are_compared, who/which beautiful are manners, and breasts of_virgins with_words and examples they_close, not adulterous may_insert hand.

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:2–2:7: The woman and man admired each other

In Section 1:2–2:7, the woman and man praised each other, and they became more confident that they loved each other. In the introduction (1:2–4) the woman spoke about her desire for the man. Then she spoke of her humble life working in the family vineyard (1:5–6), and she seemed to question whether she was worthy for him to love her. Then he praised her, and she praised him. When she spoke at the end of the section (2:3–6), she felt secure that he loved her.

In this section, the woman used several comparisons to speak of her feelings about the man. She spoke as though he were a shepherd (1:7–8) or a king (1:4; 1:12), implying that he was like a shepherd or king to her in certain ways. He was also like a bag of myrrh (1:13), henna blossoms (1:14), and an apple tree (2:3–4) to her. The woman compared herself to “a rose of Sharon,” and “a lily of the valleys” (2:1). The man compared her to “a mare of Pharaoh’s chariots” (1:9). The Notes will discuss the meaning of each of these comparisons as it occurs in its section.

Lines 1:2–4 are the introduction to Section 1:2–2:7. In these lines, the poet summarizes the Song’s message and introduces its main characters: the woman, the man, and a group of young women. In the Song the woman spoke more often than the man spoke. After the title (1:1), she began the Song by saying that she wanted him to kiss her. She referred to him only as “him” or “you.” In Hebrew poetry, the authors do not introduce their characters as they do in stories, but in some languages it may be more natural to introduce them and identify them. Some ways to do this are:

Provide headings to identify the characters. Some headings may apply only to a verse or part of a verse. For example:
1:4e The Woman commented about the young women of Jerusalem You may need to use a different form the first time a character is introduced. For example:
1:2–4b A woman speaks to the man she loves
Use a speech introducer in the first part of the verse. If you use this option, you may want to indicate in some way that the speech introducer is not in the text itself. For example:
1:4e (The woman said to her beloved,) “Rightly do they love you.”
1:2a [There were a certain woman and man. She said to/about him,] “Let him kiss me…

Choose an option that fits your situation, and use it consistently throughout the book. You should also decide how you will refer to the speakers in the headings. Some ways to do that are:

woman, man, women (GNT)

beloved, lover, friends (NIV)

bride, groom, companions (REB)

she, he, others (ESV)

The woman often referred to the man as “my beloved” (RSV), and she also called him “the one whom my soul loves,” “the king,” and “my friend.” The man often referred to her as “my love” and also as “fairest among women,” “my dove,” “my sister,” “my bride,” and “queenly maiden.”

Paragraph 1:9–11 The man spoke to the woman

In these lines the author introduces new comparisons that use Pharaoh’s chariot horses and jewelry. The man expressed his admiration for the woman. He focused especially on her face adorned with jewelry.

1:10–11

In 1:10–11, the man compared the woman’s beautiful jewelry with the elaborate ornaments that a chariot horse wore. The main focus is not on the beauty of the woman’s body, but on the jewelry that added to her own beauty.

1:10a–b

The poetic lines in 1:10a and 1:10b are parallel. Both lines describe parts of the woman’s body that are decorated with jewelry, making her look even more beautiful. The parallel parts are marked below with underlining or with bold type:

^10a Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments:

^10b your neck with strings of jewels.

In 1:10b there is an ellipsis, and the words “are beautiful” are understood. In some languages, this ellipsis may not be natural. If that is true in your language, other ways to translate it are:

Supply implied words in the second line, either the same words or other words with the same meaning. For example:
^10aEarrings adorn your cheeks,
^10band your neck is beautiful with strings of jewels.
Combine 1:10a and 1:10b. For example:
¹⁰Your cheeks and neck are beautiful, decorated with beads and jewels.

1:10a

Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,

Your^(sing) cheeks are beautifully decorated with ornaments,
Your^(sing) ornaments make you look even more lovely,
Just like the king’s/Pharaoh’s horses the sides of your^(sing) face are beautifully ornamented,

Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments: This clause indicates that the sides of the woman’s face were beautifully decorated with jewelry. The ornaments may be strings of beads or possibly earrings. It was probably not simply her hair that decorated her cheeks.

A good way to translate this is to use a general term for jewelry which hangs down both sides of a woman’s face. If you do not have a general term in your language, you could use a more specific term such as “earring.” For example:

Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings. (NIV)

1:10b

your neck with strings of jewels.

and your^(sing) neck is beautifully decorated with necklaces of beads/jewels.
and you^(sing) look beautiful with strings of beads/jewels around your neck.
and your^(sing) neck has beautiful strings of jewels.

your neck with strings of jewels: The strings of jewels are probably necklaces that are made of beads.TWOT (on TW) has “string of beads.”

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

בַּ⁠תֹּרִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: beautiful cheeks_of,your with_(the),jewels neck_of,your with,beads )

The term which the ULT translates as earrings refers to strings of small ornaments or jewels which hung down the side of one’s face from the ears. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of jewelry, you could use the name of something similar in your area, or you could use a more general term and put an explanation in a footnote. Alternate translation: [with neck ornaments] or [with strings of jewels]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

בַּ⁠חֲרוּזִֽים