From Gary.... Bible Reading and Study October 26

Bible Reading and Study  

October 26

The World English Bible

Oct. 26

Song of Solomon 7, 8

Son 7:1 How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince's daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.

Son 7:2 Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.

Son 7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.

Son 7:4 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Son 7:5 Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.

Son 7:6 How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!

Son 7:7 This, your stature, is like a palm tree, your breasts like its fruit.

Son 7:8 I said, "I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit." Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples, Beloved

Son 7:9 Your mouth like the best wine, that goes down smoothly for my beloved, gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.

Son 7:10 I am my beloved's. His desire is toward me.

Son 7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field. Let us lodge in the villages.

Son 7:12 Let's go early up to the vineyards. Let's see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

Son 7:13 The mandrakes give forth fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved.

Son 8:1 Oh that you were like my brother, who sucked the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.

Son 8:2 I would lead you, bringing you into my mother's house, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.

Son 8:3 His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

Son 8:4 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends

Son 8:5 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I aroused you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

Son 8:6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh.

Son 8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned. Friends

Son 8:8 We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?

Son 8:9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved

Son 8:10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.

Son 8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Son 8:12 My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon; two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover

Son 8:13 You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice! Beloved

Son 8:14 Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices! 

 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Song of Solomon

Song of Solomon 7 1

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince`s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like

jewels, The work of the hands of a skillful workman.

How beautiful are thy footsteps in sandals, O prince`s daughter! The roundings of thy

thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist.

As the chorus of `Mahanaim.` How beautiful were thy feet with sandals, O

daughter of Nadib. The turnings of thy sides [are] as ornaments, Work of the hands

of an artificer.

Song of Solomon 7 2

Your body is like a round goblet, No mingled wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of

wheat, Set about with lilies.

Thy navel is a round goblet, [which] wanteth not mixed wine; Thy belly a heap of wheat,

set about with lilies;

Thy waist [is] a basin of roundness, It lacketh not the mixture, Thy body a heap of

wheat, fenced with lilies,

Song of Solomon 7 3

Your two breasts are like two fawns, That are twins of a roe.

Thy two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle;

Thy two breasts as two young ones, twins of a roe,

Song of Solomon 7 4

Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; Thine eyes, [like] the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of

Bath-rabbim; Thy nose like the tower of Lebanon, Which looketh toward Damascus;

Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of

Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to Damascus,

Song of Solomon 7 5

Your head on you is like Carmel, The hair of your head like purple; The king is held captive

in its tresses.

Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is

fettered by [thy] ringlets!

Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is

bound with the flowings!

Song of Solomon 7 6

How beautiful and how pleasant are you, Love, for delights!

How fair and how pleasant art thou, [my] love, in delights!

How fair and how pleasant hast thou been, O love, in delights.

Song of Solomon 7 7

This, your stature, is like a palm tree, Your breasts like its fruit.

This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, And thy breasts to grape clusters.

This thy stature hath been like to a palm, And thy breasts to clusters.

Song of Solomon 7 8

I said, "I will climb up into the palm-tree. I will take hold of its fruit." Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, The smell of your breath like apples, Beloved

I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts

shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples,

I said, `Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts

be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,

Song of Solomon 7 9

Your mouth like the best wine, That goes down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those who are asleep.

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine, ... That goeth down smoothly for my beloved,

And stealeth over the lips of them that are asleep.

And thy palate as the good wine --` Flowing to my beloved in uprightness,

Strengthening the lips of the aged!

Song of Solomon 7 10

I am my beloved`s. His desire is toward me.

I am my beloved`s, And his desire is toward me.

I [am] my beloved`s, and on me [is] his desire.

Song of Solomon 7 11

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field. Let us lodge in the villages.

-- Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields; Let us lodge in the villages.

Come, my beloved, we go forth to the field,

Song of Solomon 7 12

Let`s go early up to the vineyards. Let`s see whether the vine has budded, Its blossom is open, And the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

We will go up early to the vineyards, We will see if the vine hath budded, [If] the blossom

is opening, And the pomegranates are in bloom: There will I give thee my loves.

We lodge in the villages, we go early to the vineyards, We see if the vine hath

flourished, The sweet smelling-flower hath opened. The pomegranates have

blossomed, There do I give to thee my loves;

Song of Solomon 7 13

The mandrakes give forth fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, Which I have stored up for you, my beloved.

The mandrakes yield fragrance; And at our gates are all choice fruits, new and old: I have

laid them up for thee, my beloved.

The mandrakes have given fragrance, And at our openings all pleasant things,

New, yea, old, my beloved, I laid up for thee!

Song of Solomon 8 1

Oh that you were like my brother, Who sucked the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; Yes, and no one would despise me.

Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! Should I find

thee without, I would kiss thee; And they would not despise me.

Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find

thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me,

Song of Solomon 8 2

I would lead you, bringing you into my mother`s house, Who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.

I would lead thee, bring thee into my mother`s house; Thou wouldest instruct me: I would

cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.

I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother`s house, She doth teach me, I cause

thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate,

Song of Solomon 8 3

His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.

His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.

His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

Song of Solomon 8 4

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so

desires. Friends

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till

he please?

I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the

love till she please!

Song of Solomon 8 5

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, Leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I aroused you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awoke thee

under the apple-tree: There thy mother brought thee forth; There she brought thee forth

[that] bore thee.

Who [is] this coming from the wilderness, Hasting herself for her beloved? Under

the citron-tree I have waked thee, There did thy mother pledge thee, There she

gave a pledge [that] bare thee.

Song of Solomon 8 6

Set me as a seal on your heart, As a seal on your arm; For love is strong as death. Jealousy is

as cruel as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, A very flame of Yahweh.

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death;

Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love,

Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings [are] burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

Song of Solomon 8 7

Many waters can`t quench love, Neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, He would be utterly scorned. Friends

Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all

the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned.

Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one

give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down -- they tread upon it.

Song of Solomon 8 8

We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister In the day when she is to be spoken for?

We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day

when she shall be spoken for? --

We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In

the day that it is told of her?

Song of Solomon 8 9

If she is a wall, We will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, We will enclose her

with boards of cedar. Beloved

If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will

enclose her with boards of cedar.

If she is a wall, we build by her a palace of silver. And if she is a door, We fashion

by her board-work of cedar.

Song of Solomon 8 10

I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, Then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.

I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; Then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.

I [am] a wall, and my breasts as towers, Then I have been in his eyes as one finding peace.

Song of Solomon 8 11

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to

bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon: He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one

for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand silver-pieces.

Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers,

Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;

Song of Solomon 8 12

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon; Two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand [silver-pieces] be to thee,

Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.

My vineyard -- my own -- is before me, The thousand [is] for thee, O Solomon. And

the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!

Song of Solomon 8 13

You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, Let me hear your voice! Beloved

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear [it].

The companions are attending to thy voice, Cause me to hear. Flee, my beloved,

and be like to a roe,

Song of Solomon 8 14

Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!

Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!

Study Questions 

Who did Solomon want to return? 6:13      Jealousy is _________________________? 8:6 

The World English Bible

Oct. 26

1 Thessalonians 3

1Th 3:1 Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

1Th 3:2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

1Th 3:3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

1Th 3:4 For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

1Th 3:5 For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

1Th 3:6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

1Th 3:7 for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

1Th 3:8 For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

1Th 3:9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

1Th 3:10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

1Th 3:11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

1Th 3:12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

1Th 3:13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

 

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 3 1

Therefore, when we couldn`t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

Wherefore, being no longer able to refrain ourselves, we thought good to be left alone in

Athens,

Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

1 Thessalonians 3 2

and sent Timothy, our brother and God`s servant in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of

Christ, to confirm you and encourage [you] concerning your faith,

and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-

workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you

concerning your faith,

1 Thessalonians 3 3

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

that no one might be moved by these afflictions. (For yourselves know that we are set for this;

that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

1 Thessalonians 3 4

For most assuredly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer

affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

for also, when we were with you, we told you beforehand we are about to be in

tribulation, even as also it came to pass, and ye know.)

for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to

suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

1 Thessalonians 3 5

For this cause I also, when I couldn`t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

For this reason *I* also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest

perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he

who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

1 Thessalonians 3 6

But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

But Timotheus having just come to us from you, and brought to us the glad tidings of

your faith and love, and that ye have always good remembrance of us, desiring much to

see us, even as we also you;

And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good

news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us

always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

1 Thessalonians 3 7

for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

for this reason we have been comforted in you, brethren, in all our distress and

tribulation, through your faith,

because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and

necessity, through your faith,

1 Thessalonians 3 8

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

because now we live if *ye* stand firm in [the] Lord.

because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

1 Thessalonians 3 9

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice

on account of you before our God,

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with

which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

1 Thessalonians 3 10

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect

what is lacking in your faith?

night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect

the things lacking in your faith.

1 Thessalonians 3 11

Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;

But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

1 Thessalonians 3 12

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward

all, even as we also towards you,

and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to

all, even as we also to you,

1 Thessalonians 3 13

to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

in order to the confirming of your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and

Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and

Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

 Study Questions

What should they overflow (abound) in? 3:12