Song of Solomon 5:3

3 But I responded,

“I have taken off my robe.

Should I get dressed again?

I have washed my feet.

Should I get them soiled?”

Song of Solomon 5:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

3 I have taken off my robe—

must I put it on again?

I have washed my feet—

must I soil them again?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 I had put off my garment;

how could I put it on?

I had bathed my feet;

how could I soil them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on?

I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

3 I have taken off my robe;

How can I put it on again?

I have washed my feet;

How can I defile them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 I have taken off my garment

and don’t want to put it on again.

I have washed my feet

and don’t want to get them dirty again.

Song of Solomon 5:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on?

I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 —I have put off my tunic, how should I put it on? I have washed my feet, how should I pollute them? —

Song of Solomon 5:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 I have taken off my clothes! Why should I put them on ⸤again⸥?

I have washed my feet! Why should I get them dirty ⸤again⸥?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 I have taken off my clothing.

How can I put it back on?

I have washed my feet.

How can I get them dirty?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

3 I had put off my garment;

how could I put it on again?

I had bathed my feet;

how could I soil them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 I have taken off my tunic, must I put it on?

I have bathed my feet, must I soil them?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 “But I’ve taken my robe off.

Must I put it on again?

I’ve washed my feet.

Must I get them dirty again?

Song of Solomon 5:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

3 “I have taken off my dress,

How can I put it on again?

I have washed my feet,

How can I dirty them again?

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