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Douay-Rheims
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Thy head is like Carmel: and the hairs of thy head as the purple of the king bound in the channels.
King James
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Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
Louis Second
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(7:6) Ta tête est élevée comme le Carmel, Et les cheveux de ta tête sont comme la pourpre; Un roi est enchaîné par des boucles!..
Martin Luther
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Dein Haupt stehet auf dir wie Karmel. Das Haar auf deinem Haupt ist wie der Purpur des Königs in Falten gebunden.
Vulgate
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caput tuum ut Carmelus et comae capitis tui sicut purpura regis vincta canalibus

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


caput : capitis : head / top, summit /chief /capital /leader, captain.
ut : (+ subj.) (result) so that, that.
ut : (+ subj.) (purpose) in order that, to, that.
ut : (+ indic.) when, as.
ut : (+ subj.) (command) to, that.
tui : your, yours /I read YOUR letter that said, dear john.
sicut : as, just as, as it were, (+verb in subj.) just as if.
purpura : purple dye, purple cloth /high rank, emperorship.