Song of Solomon 7 · Verse 3

Song of Solomon 7:3

Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
Song of Solomon 7:3, King James Version

Song of Solomon 7:3 in other translations

BSBYour breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
WEBYour two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.
ASVThy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
YLTThy two breasts as two young ones, twins of a roe,
DARBYThy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle;
BBEYour two breasts are like two young roes of the same birth.
WebsterThy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

What does Song of Solomon 7:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. The daughters of Jerusalem describe her in the same terms as Jesus Christ in So 4:5. The testimonies of heaven and earth coincide. twins--faith and love.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Thy two breasts - Where the hair and breasts are fine, they are the highest ornaments of the person of a female.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 7:1-9

The graces of the church. (Song 7:1-9) The delight of the church in Christ. (Song 7:10-13) Verses 1-9 The similitudes here are different from what they were before, and in the original refer to glorious and splendid clothing. Such honour have all his saints; and having put on Christ, they are distinguished by their beautiful and glorious apparel. They adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things. Consistent…

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Song of Solomon 7:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
שָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhbreasts yourH7699
כִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.Nei[are] like twoH8147
עֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimfawnsH6082
תָּאֳמֵ֥יto.'o.Meitwins ofH8380
צְבִיָּֽה\׃tze.vi.Yaha gazelleH6646

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 7:3

  • Song of Solomon 4:5

    Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:5; 6:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Song of Solomon 7:2

    Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.

  • Song of Solomon 7:3

    Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

  • Song of Solomon 7:4

    Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

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Song of Solomon 7:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tus dos pechos, como dos cabritos mellizos de gama.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ton nombril est une coupe arrondie, où le vin aromatique ne manque pas; ton ventre, un tas de froment, entouré de lis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Deine beiden Brüste sind wie ein Zwillingspaar junger Gazellen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli, gemelli capreæ.