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Song of Solomon 1:17

The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

KJV

δοκοὶ οἴκων ἡμῶν κέδροι, φατνώματα ἡμῶν κυπάρισσοι.

LXX

The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.

ASV

קֹר֤וֹת בָּתֵּ֨י/נוּ֙ אֲרָזִ֔ים רחיט/נו רַהִיטֵ֖/נוּ בְּרוֹתִֽים

Hebrew

The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are firs, I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!

YLT

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָזִ֔ים
'rzym
noun · 70×
בְּרוֹתִֽים
brvtym
noun · 1×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
נו
nv
pronoun · 2×
קֹּר֧וֹת
qrvt
noun · 5×

Cross-references

  • Heb 11:10 — For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
  • Ps 92:12 — The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.