Song of Solomon 6:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. | Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead. | Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| turn | הָסֵ֤בִּי | ha-SE-bi | H5437J | to turn: turnסָבַב (sa.vav) : turn/bring_around 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) … |
| eyes your | עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ | 'ei-NA-yikh | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| from before me | מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י | mi-neg-DI | H5048 | beforeנֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) subst 1) what is conspicuous, what is in front of adv 2) in front of, straight forward, before, in sight of 3) in front of oneself, straightforward 4) before your face, in your view or purpose with prep 5) what is in front of, corresponding to 6) in front of, before 7) in the sight or presence of 8) parallel to 9) over, for 10) in front, opposite 11) at a distance prep 12) from the front of, away from 13) from before the eyes of, opposite to, at a distance from 14) from before, in front of 15) as far as the front of Aramaic equivalent: ne.ged (נֶ֫גֶד "before" H5049) |
| that they | שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם | she-HEM | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| they have confused me | הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי | hir-hi-VU-ni | H7292 | to be assertiveרָהַב (ra.hav) 1) to behave proudly, act stormily or boisterously or arrogantly 1a) (Qal) to act insolently, storm against, beset, importune 1b) (Hiphil) to disturb, alarm, awe, confuse, make bold or proud |
| hair your | שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ | sa'-reKh | H8181 | hairשְׂעַר (se.ar) hair (of head) Aramaic of se.ar (שֵׂעָר "hair" H8181) |
| [is] like [the] flock of | כְּעֵ֣דֶר | ke-'E-der | H5739 | flockעֵ֫דֶר (e.der) 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds |
| the she-goats | הָֽעִזִּ֔ים | ha-'i-ZIM | H5795 | goatעֵז (ez) female goat, she-goat, goat, kid Aramaic equivalent: ez (עֵז "goat" H5796) |
| that they have descended | שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ | she-gal-SHU | H1570 | to step downגָּלַשׁ (ga.lash) 1) to sit, sit up, (possibly also) recline 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of flocks of goats 1a2) of a woman's hair (simile) |
| from | מִן־ | min- | H4480A | fromמִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that … |
| the Gilead | הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ | ha-gil-'AD | H1568G | Gileadגִּלְעָד (gil.ad) Gilead = "rocky region" a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead Also named: gil.a.di (גִּלְעָדִי "Gileadite" H1569) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.