2Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.


In Context

1 Lo, thou art fair, my friend, lo, thou art fair, Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

2 Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

3 As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,

4 As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

Song of Solomon 4:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even] shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none [is] barren among them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth as flocks of sheep, that are shorn which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly'shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep, Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, which are come up from the washing; whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; all of which bear twins, and none is barren among them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.