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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/songs/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines and countless young women,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There are sixty queens And eighty concubines, And virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And young women without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and young women without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are 60 queens and 80 concubines and young women without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What if I could have sixty queens, eighty wives, and thousands of others! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There are 60 queens, 80 concubines, and countless virgins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let the king have sixty queens, eighty concubines, young women without number! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty mistresses, and too many young women to count,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There may be sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and young women without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens, eighty secondary wives, and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, "" And virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens no number.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and young maidens without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#CC0000>There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sixty are the queens, eighty the concubines, and young women without number— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and virgins without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sixty are Queens and eighty are Concubines and the young girls there have no number<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There are threescore queens, And fourscore concubines, And maidens without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=868" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm">Together in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">are sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4436.htm" title="4436: mə·lā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Queen. Feminine of melek; a queen.">queens</a> <a href="/hebrew/8084.htm" title="8084: ū·šə·mō·nîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- An eighty. Or shmowniym; mult. From shmoneh; eighty, also eightieth.">and eighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: pî·laḡ·šîm (N-fp) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">concubines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5959.htm" title="5959: wa·‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A young woman, a virgin. Feminine of elem; a lass.">and maidens</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">number,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">1 Kings 11:3</a></span><br />He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-17.htm">Esther 2:17</a></span><br />And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9</a></span><br />The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a></span><br />Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30</a></span><br />Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Judges 8:30</a></span><br />Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">1 Samuel 1:2</a></span><br />He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Revelation 21:9</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></span><br />The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There are three score queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1</a></b></br> But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, <i>and</i> Hittites;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">2 Chronicles 11:21</a></b></br> And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-14.htm">Psalm 45:14</a></b></br> She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-8.htm">Concubines</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-9.htm">Queens</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">Servant-Wives</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/songs/3-7.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Concubines</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Eighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Fourscore</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Girls</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Queens</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Servant-Wives</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-4.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/songs/7-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-1.htm">the church professes her faith in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Christ shows the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">and his love toward her</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There are sixty queens</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, a king's harem was a symbol of his wealth and power. The mention of "sixty queens" reflects the grandeur and status of a king, likely Solomon, who is traditionally attributed as the author of this book. Solomon's extensive harem is documented in <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">1 Kings 11:3</a>, where it states he had 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines. This phrase highlights the opulence and political alliances formed through marriage, as queens were often daughters of foreign kings, strengthening diplomatic ties.<p><b>and eighty concubines</b><br>Concubines in ancient Israel were women who lived with a man but had a lower status than a wife. They were often taken for pleasure, procreation, or political reasons. The mention of "eighty concubines" further emphasizes the king's wealth and the cultural norms of the time. Concubines, while not having the same status as queens, played significant roles in the household and could bear children who might have claims to inheritance, as seen in the story of Abraham and Hagar in <a href="/genesis/16.htm">Genesis 16</a>.<p><b>and maidens without number</b><br>The phrase "maidens without number" suggests an innumerable group of young women, possibly serving in the royal court or awaiting selection as wives or concubines. This reflects the abundance and prosperity of the king's reign. In a broader biblical context, the imagery of countless maidens can symbolize the vastness of God's blessings or the multitude of believers, as seen in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>, where a great multitude from every nation stands before the throne of God. This phrase also underscores the idea of beauty and purity, often associated with maidens in biblical literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/q/queens.htm">Queens</a></b><br>These are the royal wives of a king, signifying status and authority within the royal household.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/concubines.htm">Concubines</a></b><br>Women who lived with a man but had lower status than his wife or wives. In ancient times, they were often part of a king's harem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/maidens.htm">Maidens</a></b><br>Young unmarried women, often seen as potential brides or members of a royal court.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The presumed author and central figure in the Song of Solomon, known for his wisdom and numerous wives and concubines.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_royal_court.htm">The Royal Court</a></b><br>The setting of this verse, representing the opulence and complexity of Solomon's reign.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>This verse highlights the complexity and potential pitfalls of human relationships, especially when they deviate from God's original design for marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_search_for_true_love.htm">The Search for True Love</a></b><br>Despite the multitude of relationships, the Song of Solomon emphasizes the search for genuine love and intimacy, which cannot be fulfilled by mere numbers or status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_design_for_marriage.htm">God's Design for Marriage</a></b><br>Reflect on the biblical ideal of marriage as a monogamous, covenantal relationship, contrasting it with the practices of ancient royalty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_simplicity.htm">Contentment and Simplicity</a></b><br>In a world that often values quantity and status, this verse challenges us to find contentment and value in simplicity and genuine relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Women in Scripture</a></b><br>Consider the roles and statuses of women in biblical times and how they relate to God's view of women as equal partners in creation.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">There are threescore queens.</span>--Presumably a description of Solomon's harem (from comp. with <a href="/context/songs/8-11.htm" title="Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.">Song of Solomon 8:11-12</a>), though the numbers are far more sober than in <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm" title="And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.">1Kings 11:3</a>. Probably the latter marks a later form of the traditions of the grand scale on which everything at the court of the monarch was conducted, and this, though a poetic, is a truer version of the story of his loves. The conjunction of <span class= "ital">alamoth </span>with concubines, <span class= "ital">pilageshim </span>(comp. <span class= "greekheb">???????</span>, <span class= "ital">pellex</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>decides for translating it <span class= "ital">puell? </span>rather than <span class= "ital">virgines.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8, 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There are three score queens, and four score concubines, and virgins without number. My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.</span> The account given us of Solomon's harem in <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">1 Kings 11:3</a> represents the number as much larger. Is not that because the time referred to in the poem was early in the reign? The words are an echo of what we read in <a href="/proverbs/31-28.htm">Proverbs 31:28</a> and <a href="/genesis/30-13.htm">Genesis 30:13</a>. Perhaps the general meaning is merely to celebrate the surpassing beauty of the new bride. But there certainly is a special stress laid on her purity and innocence. There is no necessity to seek for any exact interpretation of the queens and concubines. They represent female beauty in its variety. The true Church is in closer relation to the Bridegroom than all the rest of the world. Even in the heathen and unconverted world there is a revelation of the Word, or, as the ancient Fathers of the Church said, a <span class="greek">Λόγος σπερματὶκος</span>. He was then as light, though the darkness comprehended him not. The perfection of the true bride of the Lamb will be acknowledged even by those who are not professedly Christian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֙מָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are sixty</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשִּׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sixty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">queens</span><br /><span class="heb">מְּלָכ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4436.htm">Strong's 4436: </a> </span><span class="str2">Queen -- a queen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and eighty</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·mō·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8084.htm">Strong's 8084: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eighty, eightieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concubines,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(pî·laḡ·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6370.htm">Strong's 6370: </a> </span><span class="str2">A concubine, a paramour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and maidens</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5959.htm">Strong's 5959: </a> </span><span class="str2">A young woman, a virgin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">number,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/6-8.htm">Song of Solomon 6:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/6-8.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:8 There are sixty queens eighty concubines (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/6-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/6-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>