Song of Solomon 2:9 (KJV)

Song of Solomon 2:9 · King James Version

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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Song of Solomon 2:9 in the King James Version reads: “My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 2:9 in the Original Hebrew

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My beloved דּוֹד dôwd H1730 is like דָּמָה dâmâh H1819 a roe צְבִי tsᵉbîy H6643 or אוֹ ʼôw H176 a young עֹפֶר ʻôpher H6082 hart: אַיָּל ʼayâl H354 behold, הִנֵּה hinnêh H2009 he זֶה zeh H2088 standeth עָמַד ʻâmad H5975 behind אַחַר ʼachar H310 our wall, כֹּתֶל kôthel H3796 he looketh forth שָׁגַח shâgach H7688 at מִן min H4480 the windows, חַלּוֹן challôwn H2474 shewing himself צוּץ tsûwts H6692 through מִן min H4480 the lattice. חֶרֶךְ cherek H2762

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Song of Solomon 2:9 in Other Translations

KJV	My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
WEB	My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.
ASV	My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice.
YLT	My beloved is like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this—he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice.
WBT	My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.
DBY	My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 2:9

Song of Solomon 8:14 Song of Solomon 2:17 John 12:41 Hebrews 10:19–20 Hebrews 9:8–9 Revelation 19:10 1 Corinthians 13:12 Hebrews 10:1 John 5:39 Ephesians 2:14–15 John 5:46 Colossians 2:17 Luke 24:35 2 Samuel 2:18 1 Peter 1:10–12 2 Corinthians 3:13–18

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Questions about Song of Solomon 2:9

What does Song of Solomon 2:9 say?

Song of Solomon 2:9 in the King James Version reads: “My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 2, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 2:9 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 2:9 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 2, verse 9, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 2:9 shown in?

This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 2:9 in the table on this page.

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