Song of Solomon 5:6 (YLT)

Song of Solomon 5:6 · Young's Literal Translation

I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew—he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.

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Song of Solomon 5:6 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew—he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 5, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 5:6 in the Original Hebrew

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I אֲנִי ʼănîy H589 opened פָּתַח pâthach H6605 to my beloved; דּוֹד dôwd H1730 but my beloved דּוֹד dôwd H1730 had withdrawn חָמַק châmaq H2559 himself, and was gone: עָבַר ʻâbar H5674 my soul נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 failed יָצָא yâtsâʼ H3318 when he spake: דָבַר dâbar H1696 I sought בָּקַשׁ bâqash H1245 him, but I could not לֹא lôʼ H3808 find מָצָא mâtsâʼ H4672 him; I called קָרָא qârâʼ H7121 him, but he gave me no answer. לֹא lôʼ H3808

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Song of Solomon 5:6 in Other Translations

KJV	I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
WEB	I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left; and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.
ASV	I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
YLT	I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew—he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.
WBT	I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spoke: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
DBY	I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself; he was gone: My soul went forth when he spoke. I sought him, but I found him not; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Cross References for Song of Solomon 5:6

Song of Solomon 5:2 Revelation 3:19 Hosea 5:15 Psalms 28:1 Isaiah 12:1 Psalms 69:3 Song of Solomon 5:4 Psalms 22:1–2 Isaiah 57:16 1 Samuel 28:6 Proverbs 1:28 Psalms 88:9–14 Genesis 42:28 Matthew 15:22–28 Lamentations 3:8 Isaiah 58:2

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Questions about Song of Solomon 5:6

What does Song of Solomon 5:6 say?

Song of Solomon 5:6 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew—he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 5, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 5:6 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 5:6 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 5, verse 6, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 5:6 shown in?

This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 5:6 in the table on this page.

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