Song Of Solomon 2:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The voice of the man I love! Here he comes, bounding over the mountains, skipping over the hills!

Berean Standard Bible:

Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

American Standard Version:

The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The voice{H6963} of my beloved{H1730}! behold, he cometh{H935} leaping{H1801} upon the mountains{H2022}, skipping{H7092} upon the hills{H1389}.

Cross-References (KJV):

John 10:27

  • My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

John 3:29

  • He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

Revelation 3:20

  • Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Song of Solomon 2:17

  • Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Isaiah 52:7

  • ¶ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Isaiah 35:6

  • Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

John 10:4

  • And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

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Commentary for Song Of Solomon 2:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H6963
    There are 436 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קוֹל
    Transliteration: qôwl
    Pronunciation: kole
    Description: or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
  2. Strong's Number: H1730
    There are 53 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דּוֹד
    Transliteration: dôwd
    Pronunciation: dode
    Description: or (shortened) דֹּד; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e.; (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle; (well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.
  3. Strong's Number: H935
    There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בּוֹא
    Transliteration: bôwʼ
    Pronunciation: bo
    Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  4. Strong's Number: H1801
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּלַג
    Transliteration: dâlag
    Pronunciation: daw-lag'
    Description: a primitive root; to spring; leap.
  5. Strong's Number: H2022
    There are 485 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הַר
    Transliteration: har
    Pronunciation: har
    Description: a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
  6. Strong's Number: H7092
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָפַץ
    Transliteration: qâphats
    Pronunciation: kaw-fats'
    Description: a primitive root; to draw together, i.e. close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet); shut (up), skip, stop, take out of the way.
  7. Strong's Number: H1389
    There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּבְעָה
    Transliteration: gibʻâh
    Pronunciation: ghib-aw'
    Description: feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill.