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Song of Solomon 5:14

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5:14His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite.

His abdomen31 is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.

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Footnotes

  1. 31 The term מֵעֶה (me’eh) is used in reference to several things in the Old Testament: (1) the womb of a woman (Gen 25:23; Isa 49:1; Ps 71:6; Ruth 1:11), (2) a man’s loins (Gen 15:4; 2 Sam 7:12; Isa 48:19; 2 Chr 32:21), (3) the “inward parts” of a person, such as the stomach or intestines which are used to digest food (Num 5:22; Job 20:14; Ezek 3:3; Jonah 2:1–2), and (4) the external stomach or abdominal muscles: “abdomen” (Song 5:14).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

His arms are rods of gold,

set with jewels.

His body is polished ivory,

bedecked with sapphires.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His arms are rods of gold

set with topaz.

His body is like polished ivory

decorated with lapis lazuli.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His arms are rods of gold

set with beryl.

His body is an ivory panel

covered with lapis lazuli.

NLTNew Living Translation

His arms are like rounded bars of gold,

set with beryl.

His body is like bright ivory,

glowing with lapis lazuli.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

His arms are rods of gold engraved with jewels;

his belly is polished ivory covered with sapphires.

KJV 1900King James Version

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:

His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.