Song of Solomon 1:9
Song of Solomon 1:9 in Multiple Translations
I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
I have made a comparison of you, O my love, to a horse in Pharaoh's carriages.
My darling, to me you're like a mare among Pharaoh's horses that pull his chariots,
Thy cheekes are comely with rowes of stones, and thy necke with chaines.
To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,
I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove’s, thy neck as jewels.
You are beautiful, my darling, like the young female horse that pulls the chariot of the king of Egypt.
Berean Amplified Bible — Song of Solomon 1:9
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Song of Solomon 1:9 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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לְ/סֻסָתִ/י֙
בְּ/רִכְבֵ֣י
פַרְעֹ֔ה
דִּמִּיתִ֖י/ךְ
רַעְיָתִֽ/י
לְ/סֻסָתִ/י֙
çûwçâh
H5484
mare
Prep | N-fs | Suff
בְּ/רִכְבֵ֣י
rekeb
H7393
chariot
Prep | N-mp
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
N-proper
דִּמִּיתִ֖י/ךְ
dâmâh
H1819
to resemble
V-Piel-Perf-1cs | Suff
רַעְיָתִֽ/י
raʻyâh
H7474
darling
N-fs | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Song of Solomon 1:9
לְ/סֻסָתִ/י֙
çûwçâh
H5484
"mare"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a mare, or female horse, often used to describe a company of horses. It is used in the Bible to describe the strength and beauty of horses, as seen in the book of Job.
Definition: mare
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: company of horses. See also: Song of Solomon 1:9.
בְּ/רִכְבֵ֣י
rekeb
H7393
"chariot"
Prep | N-mp
The Hebrew word for chariot refers to a vehicle, team of horses, or cavalry. It is also used to describe the upper millstone in a grinding mill. Chariots were important in biblical times for transportation and war.
Definition: : chariot 1) a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders 1a) chariotry, chariots 1b) chariot (single) 1c) upper millstone (as riding on lower millstone) 1d) riders, troop (of riders), horsemen, pair of horsemen, men riding, ass-riders, camel-riders Also means: re.khev (רֶ֫כֶב ": millstone" H7393H)
Usage: Occurs in 104 OT verses. KJV: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon. See also: Genesis 50:9; 2 Kings 8:21; Psalms 20:8.
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
"Pharaoh"
N-proper
In the Bible, Pharaoh refers to the king of Egypt, a powerful leader with great authority. The word is used in many passages, including Genesis 12:15 and Exodus 1:9, to describe the ruler of Egypt. It is a title of respect and power.
Definition: A man of the Egyptians living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.23.29; also called Pharaoh at 2Ki.23.35 etc.; Another name of ne.kho (נְכוֹ "Neco" H5224G) § Pharaoh = "great house" the common title of the king of Egypt
Usage: Occurs in 230 OT verses. KJV: Pharaoh. See also: Genesis 12:15; Exodus 6:29; 2 Kings 23:35.
דִּמִּיתִ֖י/ךְ
dâmâh
H1819
"to resemble"
V-Piel-Perf-1cs | Suff
To resemble means to compare or liken something, often used to describe a similarity. In the Bible, this word is used to make comparisons or analogies, like in the parables of Jesus where he compares the kingdom of God to everyday things.
Definition: 1) to be like, resemble 1a) (Qal) to be like, resemble 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to liken, compare 1b2) to imagine, think 1c) (Hithpael) to make oneself like 1d) (Niphal) Aramaic equivalent: de.mah (דְּמָה "be like" H1821)
Usage: Occurs in 27 OT verses. KJV: compare, devise, (be) like(-n), mean, think, use similitudes. See also: Numbers 33:56; Song of Solomon 8:14; Psalms 48:10.
רַעְיָתִֽ/י
raʻyâh
H7474
"darling"
N-fs | Suff
A female companion or attendant, often a maiden who serves a queen or noblewoman, is what this word describes. It can also mean a loved one or fellow.
Definition: attendant maidens, companion
Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: fellow, love. See also: Judges 11:37; Song of Solomon 2:13; Song of Solomon 6:4.
Study Notes — Song of Solomon 1:9
Show Verse Quote Highlights
Context — The Bridegroom
7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
8If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
9I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels. 11We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Song of Solomon 2:13 | The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.” |
| 2 | Song of Solomon 2:10 | My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one. |
| 3 | John 15:14–15 | You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you. |
| 4 | Isaiah 31:1 | Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. |
| 5 | Song of Solomon 2:2 | Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens. |
| 6 | Song of Solomon 1:15 | How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. |
| 7 | Song of Solomon 5:2 | I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.” |
| 8 | Song of Solomon 4:7 | You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw. |
| 9 | Song of Solomon 6:4 | You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners. |
| 10 | 2 Chronicles 1:14–17 | Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills. Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram. |
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