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Song of Solomon 8:8–10
8 iWe have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
10 I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
10 I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 We have a little sister,
and she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day when she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build on her a battlement of silver,
but if she is a door,
we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I was a wall,
and my breasts were like towers;
then I was in his eyes
as one who finds peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts:
What shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver:
And if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers:
Then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 We have a little sister
too young to have breasts.
What will we do for our sister
if someone asks to marry her?
9 If she is a virgin, like a wall,
we will protect her with a silver tower.
But if she is promiscuous, like a swinging door,
we will block her door with a cedar bar.
10 I was a virgin, like a wall;
now my breasts are like towers.
When my lover looks at me,
he is delighted with what he sees.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What should we do for our sister
on the day she becomes engaged?
9 If she is a wall,
we will put silver towers on her.
If she is a door,
we will protect her with cedar boards.
10 I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
So I was to him,
as one who brings happiness.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 We have a little sister,
And she hath no breasts:
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she shall be spoken for?
9 If she be a wall,
We will build upon her a turret of silver:
And if she be a door,
We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers thereof
Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? — 9 If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; Then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 We have a little sister, and she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister on the day she becomes engaged?
9 If she is a wall, we will build a silver barrier around her.
If she is a door, we will barricade her with cedar boards.
10 I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers.
So he considers me to be one who has found peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.
10 I am a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 We have a little sister,
and she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister,
on the day when she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build upon her a battlement of silver;
but if she is a door,
we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
10 I was a wall,
and my breasts were like towers;
then I was in his eyes
as one who brings peace.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 We have a little sister,
and she does not yet have any breasts.
What should we do for our sister
on the day when she is betrothed?
9 If she is a wall,
we will adorn her with a turret of silver;
but if she is a door,
we will barricade her with boards of cedar.
10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers,
so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 “We have a little sister.
Her breasts are still small.
What should we do for our sister
when she gets engaged?
9 If she were a wall,
we’d build silver towers on her.
If she were a door,
we’d cover her with cedar boards.”
The woman says to the king,
10 “I am a wall.
My breasts are like well-built towers.
So in your eyes I’ve become
like someone who makes you happy.
Song of Solomon 8:8–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 “We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?
9 “If she is a wall,
We will build on her a battlement of silver;
But if she is a door,
We will barricade her with planks of cedar.”
10 “I was a wall, and my breasts were like towers;
Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
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