Berean Standard Bible
“I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.”
The woman recounts a night when she lay awake longing for her beloved and could not find him. The scene is told like a dream or memory.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
World English Bible (WEB)
I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
King James Version (KJV)
I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
American Standard Version (ASV)
[I said], I will rise now, and go about the city; In the streets and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I will get up now and go about the town, in the streets and in the wide ways I will go after him who is the love of my soul: I went after him, but I did not see him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Levantaréme ahora, y rodearé por la ciudad; por las calles y por las plazas buscaré al que ama mi alma: busquélo, y no lo hallé.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Salí en su busca por las calles de la ciudad y por los caminos, pero no lo hallé.
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