New American Standard Bible 1995

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Song of Solomon

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"Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Your neck neck, back of neck Noun H6677 צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ tzav·va·rech,
is like the tower a tower Noun H4026 כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל ke·mig·dal
of David, perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִיד֙ da·vid
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Built to build Verb H1129 בָּנ֖וּי ba·n?
with rows of stones perhaps weapons Noun H8530 לְתַלְפִּיֹּ֑ות le·tal·pi·yo·vt;
On which are hung to hang Verb H8518 תָּל֣וּי ta·l?
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a thousand a thousand Noun H505 אֶ֤לֶף e·lef
shields, a shield Noun H4043 הַמָּגֵן֙ ham·ma·gen
All the whole, all Noun H3605 כֹּ֖ל kol
the round shields perhaps shield Noun H7982 שִׁלְטֵ֥י shil·tei
of the mighty men. strong, mighty Adjective H1368 הַגִּבֹּורִֽים׃ hag·gib·bo·v·rim.

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.
King James Bible "Your Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand shields, All the round bucklers, all shields of the mighty men.
Hebrew Greek English "Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.