Song of Solomon 6:6
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Song of Solomon 6:6 in other translations
| BSB | Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost. |
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| WEB | Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing, of which every one has twins; not one is bereaved among them. |
| ASV | Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them. |
| YLT | Thy teeth as a row of the lambs, That have come up from the washing, Because all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them. |
| DARBY | Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them. |
| BBE | Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young. |
| Webster | Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, of which every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. |
What does Song of Solomon 6:6 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:4-10
All the real excellence and holiness on earth centre in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over the world, the flesh, and the devil. He shows the tenderness of a Redeemer, the delight he takes in his redeemed people, and the workings of his own grace in them. True believers alone can possess the beauty of holiness. And when their real character is known, it will be…
Song of Solomon 6:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Song of Solomon 6:6
- Song of Solomon 4:2
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
- Matthew 21:19
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
- Matthew 25:30
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Context
- Song of Solomon 6:5
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
- Song of Solomon 6:6
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
- Song of Solomon 6:7
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Song of Solomon 6:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tus dientes, como manada de ovejas que suben del lavadero, todas con crías mellizas, y estéril no hay entre ellas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | tes dents, comme un troupeau de brebis qui montent du lavoir, qui toutes ont des jumeaux, et pas une d’elles n’est stérile; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | deine Zähne sind wie eine Herde Mutterschafe, die aus der Schwemme heraufkommen, welche allzumal Zwillinge gebären, und keines unter ihnen ist unfruchtbar; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sicut cortex mali punici, sic genæ tuæ, absque occultis tuis. |