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Song of Solomon 1:9

I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.

KJV

Pulchræ sunt genæ tuæ sicut turturis ; collum tuum sicut monilia.

Vulgate

Τῇ ἵππῳ μου ἐν ἅρμασιν Φαραὼ ὡμοίωσά σε, ἡ πλησίον μου.

LXX

I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

ASV

לְ/סֻסָתִ/י֙ בְּ/רִכְבֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה דִּמִּיתִ֖י/ךְ רַעְיָתִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
pronoun · 10×
י֙
y
pronoun · 1×
נִי
ny
verb · 29×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×
רֶ֔כֶב
rkb
noun · 119×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Isra
  • John 15:14 — Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
  • Song 1:15 — Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
  • Song 2:2 — As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
  • Song 2:10 — My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
  • Song 2:13 — The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
  • Song 4:7 — Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
  • Song 5:2 — I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of