3I have taken off my robe- must I put it on again? I have washed my feet- must I soil them again?


In Context

1 I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink your fill, O lovers.

2 I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My lover is knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night."

3 I have taken off my robe- must I put it on again? I have washed my feet- must I soil them again?

4 My lover thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him.

5 I arose to open for my lover, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh, on the handles of the lock.

Song of Solomon 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my garment, how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my tunic, how should I put it on? I have washed my feet, how should I pollute them? —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my coat, how do I put it on? I have washed my feet, how do I defile them?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?