Song of Solomon 1:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you yourself do not know,תֵדְעִי֙
(te·de·'i)
3045: to knowa prim. root
Most beautifulהַיָּפָ֖ה
(hai·ya·fah)
3303: fair, beautifulfrom yaphah
among women,בַּנָּשִׁ֑ים
(ban·na·shim;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
Go forthצְֽאִי־
(tze·'i-)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
on the trailבְּעִקְבֵ֣י
(be·'ik·vei)
6119: heel, footprint, hind partfrom an unused word
of the flockהַצֹּ֗אן
(ha·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
And pastureוּרְעִי֙
(u·re·'i)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
your young goatsגְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְ
(ge·di·yo·ta·yich,)
1429: a kid (a young goat)fem. of gedi
By the tentsמִשְׁכְּנֹ֥ות
(mish·ke·no·vt)
4908: dwelling place, tabernaclefrom shakan
of the shepherds.הָרֹעִֽים׃
(ha·ro·'im.)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If thou know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not O thou fairest
yapheh  (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.
among women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
go thy way forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
by the footsteps
`aqeb  (aw-kabe')
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army) -- heel, (horse-)hoof, last, lier in wait, (foot-)step.
of the flock
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
thy kids
gdiyah  (ghed-ee-yaw')
a young female goat -- kid.
beside the shepherds'
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
tents
mishkan  (mish-kawn')
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.

King James Bible
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

International Standard Version
If you don't know, most beautiful of women, go out after the flock and graze your young goats beside the shepherd's tents.

NET Bible
If you do not know, O most beautiful of women, simply follow the tracks of my flock, and pasture your little lambs beside the tents of the shepherds.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the flocks, and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

King James 2000 Bible
If you know not, O you fairest among women, go your way forth in the footsteps of the flock, and feed your kids beside the shepherds' tents.
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