Song of Songs 6:6

6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is missing.

Song of Solomon 6:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes that have come up from the washing; all of them bear twins; not one among them has lost its young.
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin.
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 Your smile is generous and full - expressive and strong and clean.
American Standard Version (ASV)
6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep, sheep that come up from the washing. All of them bear twins, and not one has lost its young.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 Your teeth are as clean as a flock of sheep coming up from being washed. Each of your teeth has its twin. Not one of them is alone.

Song of Songs 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

Song of Solomon 6:6

Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from the
washing, whereof everyone beareth twins, and [there is] not one barren
among them]. (See Gill on Song of Solomon 4:2).

Song of Songs 6:6 In-Context

4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
5 Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.
6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is missing.
7 Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.
8 Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number;

Cross References 1

  • 1. Song of Songs 4:2
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