Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.
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Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.
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Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
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(7-4) Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a gazelle.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Song of Solomon 7:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Song of Solomon 4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing, of which every one has twins; not one is bereaved among them.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Read Song 4:5.
Read Song 4:5.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Son 7:3 Thy two breasts [are] like two young…
Son 7:3 Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes [that are] twins.
Ver. 3. Thy two breasts are like two young roes.] Fresh and lusty, even and equal. Understand the two Testaments; hereunto resembled for their perfect agreement, amiable proportion, and swift running all the world over in a short time. Eusebius saith, that the doctrine of both Testaments was presently after our Saviour’s resurrection carried abroad into all countries, as it were, upon eagle’s wings. The like may be said of Luther and his colleagues in Germany at the first Reformation there, which, as lightning, was soon seen from one end of the heaven to the other. "So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed." {Act 19:20} {See Trapp on "Son 4:5"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Which is repeated from Son 4:5, where it is…
Which is repeated from Son 4:5, where it is explained.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Thy two breasts] Where the hair and…
Verse 3. Thy two breasts] Where the hair and breasts are fine, they are the highest ornaments of the person of a female.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Thy two breasts, etc. — This figure has…
3. Thy two breasts, etc. — This figure has already been explained, as used by another speaker, in Son_4:5.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. This is a repetition of Son_4:5, with the…
3. This is a repetition of Son_4:5, with the exception that the lilies of that passage are omitted here, as they have been mentioned in the preceding verse.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are…
Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe. Son_4:5; but there the addition occurs, "which feed among the lilies." This is omitted here, perhaps, only because lilies are just before spoken of. The description is now in the lips of the ladies; before it was uttered by the king himself.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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two breasts
If the word "two" seems unnecessary and so out of place, you could omit it. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 4:5.
like two fawns, twins of a gazelle
The man implies that the woman's breasts are matching, soft, and perhaps small. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 4:5. (See: Simile)
twins
the babies of a mother who gave birth to two babies at one time. See how you translated this in Song of Songs 4:5.
gazelle
an animal that looks like a deer and moves quickly. Translate as the singular of "gazelles" as in Song of Songs 2:7.
Your neck is like a tower of ivory
A tower is long and straight. Ivory is white. The woman's neck is long and straight, and her skin is light in color. (See: Simile)
a tower of ivory
"a tower that people have decorated with ivory"
ivory
the white tusk or tooth of an animal that is similar to bone. People use ivory to make art and to make things look beautiful.
your eyes are the pools in Heshbon
The woman's eyes are spoken of as if they are clear pools of water. Pools of water are clear and sparkle in the sunlight and so are pleasant to look at. The woman's eyes are clear and sparkle and so are pleasant to look at. This can be stated as a simile. AT: "your eyes are as clear as the pools in Heshbon" (See: Metaphor and Simile)
Heshbon
the name of a city east of the Jordan River (See: How to Translate Names)
Bath Rabbim
the name of a city (See: How to Translate Names)
nose is like the tower in Lebanon
A tower is tall and straight, and her nose is tall and straight. (See: Simile)
that looks toward Damascus
The tower looking is a metonym for people on the tower looking. AT: "that allows people to look toward Damascus" (See: Metonymy)
translationWords
watchtower
Lebanon
Damascus
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