Song of Solomon 2:3

3As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down under his shadow with great delight,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest

is my beloved among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

With great delight I sat in his shadow,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down under his shadow with great delight,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 Like the finest apple tree in the orchard

is my lover among other young men.

I sit in his delightful shade

and taste his delicious fruit.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,

So is my beloved among the sons.

I sat down in his shade with great delight,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 Among the young men, my lover

is like an apple tree in the woods!

I enjoy sitting in his shadow;

his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

I want to sit in his shadow.

His fruit tastes sweet to me.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my love among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the wood,

so is my beloved among young men.

With great delight I sat in his shadow,

and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 As an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

so is my beloved among the young men.

In his shade I sat down with delight,

and his fruit was sweet to my palate.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 “My love, among the young men

you are like an apple tree among the trees of the forest.

I’m happy to sit in your shade.

Your fruit tastes so sweet to me.

Song of Solomon 2:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

3 “Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,

So is my beloved among the young men.

In his shade I took great delight and sat down,

And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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