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Song of Solomon 6:8 — King James Version← Study notes

There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.


Song of Solomon 6:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Song of Solomon 6:88 words
HebrewMeaning
שִׁשִּׁ֥יםšišiym
are sixtyadjH8346
three score
הֵ֨מָּה֙hēmāh
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
מְּלָכ֔וֹתməlākwōt
queensnounH4436
וּ/שְׁמֹנִ֖יםwšəmōniym
and eightyconjH8084
fourscore
פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםpiylagəšiym
concubinesnounH6370
paramour
וַ/עֲלָמ֖וֹתwaʿălāmwōt
and young womenconjH5959
maid · virgin
אֵ֥יןʾēyn
there notparticleH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
מִסְפָּֽרmisəpār
is a numbernounH4557
abundance · all · few · finite ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circums...
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