The Song of Songs 5:14
ContextNET © | His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen 1 is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. |
NIV © | His arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite. His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires. |
NASB © | "His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires. |
NLT © | His arms are like round bars of gold, set with chrysolite. His body is like bright ivory, aglow with sapphires. |
MSG © | Fine muscles ripple beneath his skin, quiet and beautiful. His torso is the work of a sculptor, hard and smooth as ivory. |
BBE © | His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires. |
NRSV © | His arms are rounded gold, set with jewels. His body is ivory work, encrusted with sapphires. |
NKJV © | His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires. |
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NET © | His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen 1 is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The term מֵעֶה (me’eh) is used in reference to several things in the Old Testament: (1) the womb of a woman (Gen 25:23; Isa 49:1; Ps 71:6; Ruth 1:11), (2) a man’s loins (Gen 15:4; 2 Sam 7:12; Isa 48:19; 2 Chr 32:21), (3) the “inward parts” of a person, such as the stomach or intestines which are used to digest food (Num 5:22; Job 20:14; Ezek 3:3; Jonah 2:1-2), and (4) the external stomach or abdominal muscles: “abdomen” (Song 5:14). |