Song Of Solomon 1:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ 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?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Tell me, my love, where you pasture your flock, where you have them rest at noon; for why should I veil myself [like a whore] beside the flocks of your friends?

Berean Standard Bible:

Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

American Standard Version:

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Tell{H5046} me, O thou whom my soul{H5315} loveth{H157}, where thou feedest{H7462}, where{H349} thou makest thy flock to rest{H7257} at noon{H6672}: for{H4100} why should I be as one that turneth aside{H5844} by the flocks{H5739} of thy companions{H2270}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Song of Solomon 3:1

  • ¶ By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

Song of Solomon 3:4

  • [It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Isaiah 13:20

  • It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Psalms 23:1

  • ¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalms 23:2

  • He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalms 28:1

  • ¶ [A Psalm] of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, [if] thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 80:1

  • ¶ To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth.

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Commentary for Song Of Solomon 1:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5046
    There are 344 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָגַד
    Transliteration: nâgad
    Pronunciation: naw-gad'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
  2. Strong's Number: H5315
    There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
    Transliteration: nephesh
    Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
    Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
  3. Strong's Number: H157
    There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָהַב
    Transliteration: ʼâhab
    Pronunciation: aw-hab'
    Description: or אָהֵב ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise); (be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
  4. Strong's Number: H7462
    There are 144 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָעָה
    Transliteration: râʻâh
    Pronunciation: raw-aw'
    Description: a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.
  5. Strong's Number: H349
    There are 260 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֵיךְ
    Transliteration: ʼêyk
    Pronunciation: ake
    Description: also אֵיכָה ; and אֵיכָכָה ; prolonged from אַי; how? or how!; also where; how, what.
  6. Strong's Number: H7257
    There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָבַץ
    Transliteration: râbats
    Pronunciation: raw-bats'
    Description: a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed; crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.
  7. Strong's Number: H6672
    There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צֹהַר
    Transliteration: tsôhar
    Pronunciation: tso'-har
    Description: from צָהַר; a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon; midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
  8. Strong's Number: H4100
    There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָה
    Transliteration: mâh
    Pronunciation: maw
    Description: or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
  9. Strong's Number: H5844
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָטָה
    Transliteration: ʻâṭâh
    Pronunciation: aw-taw'
    Description: a primitive root; to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll; array self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.
  10. Strong's Number: H5739
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֵדֶר
    Transliteration: ʻêder
    Pronunciation: ay'-der
    Description: from עֲדַר; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals); drove, flock, herd.
  11. Strong's Number: H2270
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָבֵר
    Transliteration: châbêr
    Pronunciation: khaw-bare'
    Description: from חָבַר; an associate; companion, fellow, knit together.