Song of Solomon 2:17 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 2:17 · King James Version

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

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Song of Solomon 2:17 in the King James Version reads: “Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 2:17 in the Original Hebrew

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Until עַד ʻad H5704 the day שֶׁל shel H7945 break, פּוּחַ pûwach H6315 and the shadows צֵלֶל tsêlel H6752 flee away, נוּס nûwç H5127 turn, סָבַב çâbab H5437 my beloved, דּוֹד dôwd H1730 and be thou like דָּמָה dâmâh H1819 a roe צְבִי tsᵉbîy H6643 or אוֹ ʼôw H176 a young עֹפֶר ʻôpher H6082 hart אַיָּל ʼayâl H354 upon עַל ʻal H5921 the mountains הַר har H2022 of Bether. בֶּתֶר Bether H1336

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Song of Solomon 2:17 in Other Translations

KJV	Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
WEB	Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.
ASV	Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.
YLT	Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!
WBT	Until the day shall break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
DBY	Until the day dawn, and the shadows flee away. Turn, my beloved: be thou like a gazelle or a young hart, Upon the mountains of Bether.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 2:17

Song of Solomon 4:6 Luke 1:78 Hebrews 10:1 2 Peter 1:19 Romans 13:12 Song of Solomon 2:8–9 Song of Solomon 8:14 Hebrews 8:5

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Questions about Song of Solomon 2:17

What does Song of Solomon 2:17 say?

Song of Solomon 2:17 in the King James Version reads: “Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 2:17 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 2:17 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 17, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 2:17 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 2:17 in the table on this page.

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