Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon
By the gate of Bath Rabbim.
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon
Which looks toward Damascus.
And the hair of your head is like purple;
A king is held captive by your tresses.
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American Standard Version
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses `thereof'.
Amplified® Bible
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple. [Then seeing the king watching the girl in absorbed admiration, the speaker added] The king is held captive by its tresses.
Contemporary English Version
Your head is held high like Mount Carmel; your hair is so lovely it holds a king prisoner.
Darby English Version
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by [thy] ringlets!
Good News Bible
Your head is held high like Mount Carmel. Your braided hair shines like the finest satin; its beauty could hold a king captive.
King James Version
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
New American Standard Bible
"Your head crowns you like Carmel, And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads; {The} king is captivated by {your} tresses.
New International Version
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel.
Your hair is like royal tapestry;
the king is held captive by its tresses.
New King James Version
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel,
And the hair of your head is like purple;
A king is held captive by your tresses.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Your head crowns you like Carmel, And the flowing locks of your head resemble purple threads; The king feels captivated by your tresses.
Revised Standard Version
Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses.
Young's Literal Translation
Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is bound with the flowings!
New English Translation
Your head crowns1 you like Mount Carmel.2 The locks of your hair3 are like royal tapestries4 – the king is held captive5 in its tresses!
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