8If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds.


In Context

5 I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.

7 Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.

8 If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds.

9 To my company of horsemen, in Pharao's chariots, have I likened thee, O my love.

10 Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove's, thy neck as jewels.

Song of Solomon 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8If 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats by the tents of the shepherds.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8If thou know not, thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' booths.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8If 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8If 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8If thou knowest not, O thou fairest among women, go forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8If you don't know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8If thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8If you know not, O you fairest among women, go your way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed your kids beside the shepherds' tents.