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Song of Solomon 3:1

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

KJV

In lectulo meo, per noctes, quæsivi quem diligit anima mea : quæsivi illum, et non inveni.

Vulgate

ἐπὶ κοίτην μου ἐν νυξὶν ἐζήτησα ὃν ἠγάπησεν ἡ ψυχή μου· ἐζήτησα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ εὗρον αὐτόν, ἐκάλεσα αὐτὸν καὶ οὐχ ὑπήκουσέν μου.

LXX

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

ASV

עַל מִשְׁכָּבִ/י֙ בַּ/לֵּיל֔וֹת בִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּי אֵ֥ת שֶׁ/אָהֲבָ֖ה נַפְשִׁ֑/י בִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖י/ו וְ/לֹ֥א מְצָאתִֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
וֹ
v
noun · 45×
י
y
noun · 752×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:8 — Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
  • Heb 11:6 — But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
  • Isa 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
  • Isa 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
  • Isa 55:6 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
  • Job 29:5 — When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
  • Luke 11:9 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
  • Ps 22:2 — O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
  • Ps 63:1 — O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
  • Ps 63:6 — When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
  • Ps 63:6 — When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
  • Ps 130:1 — Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
  • Song 1:7 — Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
  • Song 1:7 — Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
  • Song 5:6 — I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
  • Song 5:8 — I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.