8
'We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?
9
If she is a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she is a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar.'
King James Version
Chapter 8
8
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?
9
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 8
8
Our sister is young; she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
9
If she is a wall, we will build a silver barricade on her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with cedar planks.
New Living Translation
Chapter 8
8
We have a little sister too young to have breasts. What will we do for our sister if someone asks to marry her?
9
If she is a virgin, like a wall, we will protect her with a silver tower. But if she is promiscuous, like a swinging door, we will block her door with a cedar bar.
English Standard Version
Chapter 8
8
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?
9
If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver, but if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
New International Version
Chapter 8
8
We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
9
If she is a wall, we will build towers of silver on her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.