Song of Solomon 4:2
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4:2Your teeth are like a flock of newly-shorn sheep
coming up from the washing place;5
each of them has a twin,
and not one of them is missing.
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- 5 Alternately, “the watering-hole” or “watering-place.” The noun רַחְצָה (rakhtsah) may be nuanced “washing-place” ( 934 רַחְצָה) or “watering-hole, watering-place” ( רַחְצָה). The related verb רָחַץ (rakhats) means “to wash, bathe, rinse off” ( 934 רָחַץ; רחץ). The metaphor describing the beautiful teeth of the bride probably pictures freshly washed sheep rather than freshly watered sheep. He praises his bride’s teeth by comparing them to freshly washed sheep. In the ancient Near East it was customary to wash sheep before shearing them. The picture of freshly washed sheep depicts the whiteness of the bride’s teeth.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep
coming up from washing,
each one bearing twins,
and none has lost its young.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Your teeth are as white as sheep,
recently shorn and freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that came up from the washing,
all of them bearing twins,
and there is none bereaved among them.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing;
Whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
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