Song of Solomon 6:5

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“Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.”

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BSBPD

“Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair <FI>is<Fi> as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Song of Solomon 6:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
  2. Exodus 32:10Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
  3. Song of Solomon 4:1How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
  4. Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
  5. Matthew 15:27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

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