Song of Solomon 2:8 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
The voice of my beloved! lo, this -- he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
English ASV
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
English Amplified
[Vividly she pictured it] The voice of my beloved [shepherd]! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. [John 10:27.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
[Vividly she pictured it] The voice of my beloved [shepherd]! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. [John 10:27.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Listen! My love is approaching. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
English EASY 2024
Listen! I hear the voice of my lover! Look! He is coming! He moves quickly across the mountains. He runs across the hills.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
I hear my lover's voice. Here it comes, jumping over the mountains, skipping over the hills.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
I hear my lover's voice. He comes running over the mountains, racing across the hills to me.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Bride I hear my beloved's voice. Look! Here he comes, sprinting over the mountains, racing over the hills.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Listen! My love [is approaching]. Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English KJV 1611
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
English LSB
“The voice of my beloved! Behold, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, Jumping on the hills!
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The voice of my lover! Listen, he comes leaping over the mountains, springing over the hills.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, Climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills!
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
B Hark! my lover-- here he comes springing across the mountains, leaping across the hills.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"Listen! I hear my love! Look! Here he comes! He's leaping across the mountains. He's coming over the hills.
English NIV
Listen! My lover! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English NKJ 1982
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
English NLT
"Ah, I hear him--my lover! Here he comes, leaping on the mountains and bounding over the hills.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Listen! I hear my lover’s voice. I know it’s him coming to me— leaping with joy over mountains, skipping in love over the hills that separate us, to come to me.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
The Girl: “Ah, I hear him—my beloved! Here he comes, leaping upon the mountains and bounding over the hills.
English Tyndale 1537
Me think I hear the voice of my beloved: lo, there cometh he hopping upon the mountains, and leaping over the little hills.