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OET-LV Like_lily between the_thorns [is]_so darling_my between the_maidens.
UHB כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ בֵּ֣ין הַחוֹחִ֔ים כֵּ֥ן רַעְיָתִ֖י בֵּ֥ין הַבָּנֽוֹת׃ ‡
(kəshōshannāh bēyn haḩōḩim kēn raˊyātiy bēyn habānōt.)
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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 Ὡς κρίνον ἐν μέσῳ ἀκανθῶν, οὕτως ἡ πλησίον μου ἀναμέσον τῶν θυγατέρων.
(Hōs krinon en mesōi akanthōn, houtōs haʸ plaʸsion mou anameson tōn thugaterōn. )
BrTr As a lily among thorns, so is my companion among the daughters.
ULT Like a lily among thorns,
⇔ so is my darling among the daughters.
⇔
UST Among all the other young women,
⇔ you, my dear one, are like a lily growing among thorns!
BSB ⇔ Like a lily among the thorns
⇔ is my darling among the maidens.
OEB ⇔ (he says)
⇔ As a lily among the thorns,
⇔ so is my darling among the maidens.
CSB Like a lily among thorns, so is my darling among the young women. Woman
NLT Like a lily among thistles is my darling among young women. Young Woman
NIV Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.
CEV My darling, when compared with other young women, you are a lily among thorns.
ESV As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women.
NASB “Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the maidens.”
LSB “Like a lily among the thorns, So is my darling among the daughters.”
WEBBE As a lily amongst thorns,
⇔ so is my love amongst the daughters.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG The Man
A lotus blossoming in a swamp of weeds—
that’s my dear friend among the girls in the village.
NET Like a lily among the thorns,
⇔ so is my darling among the maidens.
LSV So [is] my friend among the daughters!
FBV Just as a lily stands out among the brambles, so you, my darling, stand out among other women.
T4T Among the other young women,
⇔ the one whom I love is like [MET] a lily growing among thorns!
LEB • [fn] so is my love among the maidens.
2:? Or “brambles”
NRSV As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens.
NKJV Like a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
NAB Like a lily among thorns, so is my friend among women.
BBE As the lily-flower among the thorns of the waste, so is my love among the daughters.
Moff No Moff SNG book available
JPS As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
ASV ⇔ As a lily among thorns,
⇔ So is my love among the daughters.
DRA As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
YLT So [is] my friend among the daughters!
Drby As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
RV As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Wbstr As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
KJB-1769 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
KJB-1611 As the lillie among thornes, so is my loue among the daughters.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps As the lillie among the thornes: so is my loue among the daughters.
(As the lily among the thorns: so is my love among the daughters.)
Gnva Like a lilie amog the thornes, so is my loue among the daughters.
(Like a lilie amog the thorns, so is my love among the daughters. )
Cvdl as the rose amonge the thornes, so is my loue amonge the daughters.
(as the rose among the thorns, so is my love among the daughters.)
Wycl As a lilie among thornes, so is my frendesse among douytris.
(As a lilie among thorns, so is my friendsse among daughters.)
Luth Wie eine Rose unter den Dornen, so ist meine Freundin unter den Töchtern.
(How one Rose under the Dornen, so is my Freundin under the Töchtern.)
ClVg Sponsus Sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter filias.[fn]
(Sponsus Sicut lilium between spinas, so amica mea between daughters. )
2.2 Sicut lilium. Laudato se, laudat sponsam, ita: Sicut lilium non potest spinis comparari, inter quas sæpe exoritur: eodem modo proxima mea super omnes filias lilium est. Sicut lilium. Tu requiem quæris et laudes lectuli: sed scito quia candidior tribulationum aculeis efficieris, et major est fructus prædicationis quam quietis. Sic amica mea. GREG. In Ecclesia nec mali sine bonis, nec boni sine malis esse possunt: bonus non fuit, qui malos tolerare non potuit. Adversarum hæresum dogmatibus ejus integritas tanquam spinis pungitur, ut contra hostes suos vigilans exerceatur, donec eminens, tanquam lilium, in capite sponsi sui, candore ipso decoretur.
2.2 Sicut lilium. Laudato se, laudat sponsam, ita: Sicut lilium not/no potest spinis comparari, between which sæpe exoritur: eodem modo proxima mea over everyone filias lilium it_is. Sicut lilium. Tu requiem quæris and laudes lectuli: but scito because candidior tribulationum aculeis efficieris, and mayor it_is fructus prælet_him_sayionis how quietis. So amica my. GREG. In Ecclesia but_not mali without bonis, but_not boni without malis esse possunt: bonus not/no fuit, who malos tolerare not/no potuit. Adversarum hæresum dogmatibus his integritas tanquam spinis pungitur, as on_the_contrary hostes suos vigilans exerceatur, until eminens, tanquam lilium, in capite sponsi sui, candore ipso decoretur.
2:1-7 In this short poem, the man and the woman exchange compliments. Using metaphors of flowers and trees, they describe the nature of their loving relationship, emphasizing his role as protector and provider.
• The poem ends (2:6) with the man and the woman in an intimate embrace.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ בֵּ֣ין הַחוֹחִ֔ים כֵּ֥ן רַעְיָתִ֖י בֵּ֥ין הַבָּנֽוֹת
like,lily between the,thorns yes/correct/thus/so darling,my between the,maidens
The man is saying that the woman he loves is like a lily among thorns. The idea is that just as a lily is much more beautiful than thorns, so the woman he loves is much more beautiful than the other young women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “You, my darling, are much more beautiful than all other women”
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
כְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙
like,lily
See how you translated the word lily in 2:1.
רַעְיָתִ֖י
darling,my
See how you translated the phrase my darling in 1:9.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַבָּנֽוֹת
the,maidens
The writer assumes that the readers will understand that the daughters refers to the daughters of Jerusalem mentioned in 1:5. The phrase probably also refers to all women. You could include this information if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the young women of Jerusalem” or “the other young women”