Song of Solomon 5:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Song of Solomon 5:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.

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KJV

King James Version

My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], and my bowels were moved for him.

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WEB

World English Bible

My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], And my heart was moved for him.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

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.”

³ I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?

⁴ My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.

⁵ I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

⁶ I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

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