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Song of Solomon 1:8

If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

In Context

7Declare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?

9To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,

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Cross References

Psalms 16:3For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.

Psalms 45:13All glory [is] the daughter of the king within, Of gold-embroidered work [is] her clothing.

Song of Solomon 1:15Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, Lo, thou [art] fair, thine eyes [are] doves!

Song of Solomon 4:1Lo, thou [art] fair, my friend, lo, thou [art] fair, Thine eyes [are] doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

Song of Solomon 4:10How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

Song of Solomon 6:1Whither hath thy beloved gone, O fair among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned, And we seek him with thee?

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:8-12

The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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