Song of Solomon 5:11 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
His head [is] pure gold -- fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,
English ASV
His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
English Amplified
His head is [as precious as] the finest gold; his locks are curly and bushy and black as a raven.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
His head is [as precious as] the finest gold; his locks are curly and bushy and black as a raven.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
His head is [as] the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;
English EASY 2024
His head is like very pure gold. The hairs on his head are like waves. They are black like a raven.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
His head is like the purest gold. His hair is curly and as black as a raven.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
His face is bronzed and smooth; his hair is wavy, black as a raven.
English God's Word - GW 1995
His head is the finest gold. His hair is wavy, black as a raven.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
His head is purest gold. His hair is wavy and black as a raven.
English KJV 1611
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
English LSB
His head is like gold, fine gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
His head is like the finest of gold; his hair is full of curly locks, black as a raven.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"His head is like gold, pure gold; His locks are like clusters of dates And black as a raven.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
His head is pure gold; his locks are palm fronds, black as the raven.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly — black like a raven.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
His head is like the purest gold. His hair is wavy and as black as a raven.
English NIV
His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
English NKJ 1982
His head is like the finest gold; His locks are wavy, And black as a raven.
English NLT
His head is the finest gold, and his hair is wavy and black.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The way he leads me is divine. His leadership—so pure and dignified as he wears his crown of gold. Upon this crown are letters of black written on a background of glory.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
His head is the finest gold; his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
His head is purest gold, and he has wavy, raven hair.
English Tyndale 1537
His head is the most fine gold, the locks of his hair are bushed, brown as the evening: