Song of Solomon 4:3
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4:3Your lips are like a scarlet thread;6
your mouth is lovely.
Your forehead7 behind your veil
is like a slice of pomegranate.
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- 6 The phrase חוּט הַשָּׁנִי (khut hashshani, “thread of scarlet”) is a genitive construct with the genitive functioning adjectivally. This phrase is used three times in classical Hebrew to denote a scarlet colored “thread” or “cord” (Josh 2:18; Song 4:3; 11 QT 49:3) ( חוּט; 3:170–71 חוּט). This is a comparison of sight, describing the color and shape of her lips.
- 7 Alternately, “cheek,” or “temple” (see Judg 4:21).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is lovely.
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Your lips are like a scarlet cord,
and your mouth is lovely.
Behind your veil,
your brow is like a slice of pomegranate.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Your lips are like scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Your lips are like a thread of crimson,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your temple is like halves of pomegranate
from behind your veil.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely:
Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
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