Song of Solomon 2:3 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 2:3 · King James Version

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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Song of Solomon 2:3 in the King James Version reads: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 2:3 in the Original Hebrew

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As the apple tree תַּפּוּחַ tappûwach H8598 among the trees עֵץ ʻêts H6086 of the wood, יַעַר yaʻar H3293 so כֵּן kên H3651 is my beloved דּוֹד dôwd H1730 among בֵּין bêyn H996 the sons. בֵּן bên H1121 I sat down יָשַׁב yâshab H3427 under his shadow צֵל tsêl H6738 with great delight, חָמַד châmad H2530 and his fruit פְּרִי pᵉrîy H6529 was sweet מָתוֹק mâthôwq H4966 to my taste. חֵךְ chêk H2441

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Song of Solomon 2:3 in Other Translations

KJV	As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
WEB	As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
ASV	As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
YLT	As a citron among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit is sweet to my palate.
WBT	As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.
DBY	As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 2:3

Song of Solomon 8:5 Isaiah 32:2 Isaiah 25:4 Hebrews 1:1–6 Hebrews 12:2 John 1:14–18 Song of Solomon 5:9–10 Song of Solomon 2:5 John 3:29–31 John 15:1–8 Hebrews 7:23–26 Psalms 91:1 Hebrews 3:1–6 Isaiah 4:6 Ezekiel 47:12 1 John 1:3–4

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Questions about Song of Solomon 2:3

What does Song of Solomon 2:3 say?

Song of Solomon 2:3 in the King James Version reads: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 2:3 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 2:3 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 3, in the Old Testament.

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