Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionHer Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GHer nazirites were purer than snow, brighter than milk; their vigour was more ruddy than coral, their form like lapis lazuli.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageHer consecrated ones were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies glowed more ruddy than rubies, their bearing like sapphire stone.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleHer dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
Footnotes
Nezireha — nazir means "set-apart/consecrated one" and can refer to those under the Nazirite vow (Numbers 6) or more broadly to noble, dedicated leaders. F.O.G retains the Hebrew term "nazirites" to preserve its covenantal and ritual specificity; F.O.G Message uses "consecrated ones," drawing out the typological weight — those set apart for God's service who are now destroyed. Peninim is genuinely ambiguous, meaning rubies, coral, or pearls in different contexts; F.O.G uses "coral" (reddish, suiting the ruddy tone), F.O.G Message uses "rubies" (continuing the precious-stone imagery). The physical idealism of v.7 — from purest white to deep sapphire blue — is deliberately constructed to make the ruin of v.8 all the more shattering.
