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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
אם חומה היא נבנה עליה טירת כסף ואם דלת היא נצור עליה לוח ארז
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
Am KHvmh hyA nbnh `lyh tyrt ksp vAm dlt hyA nTSvr `lyh lvKH Arz

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si murus est aedificemus super eum propugnacula argentea si ostium est conpingamus illud tabulis cedrinis

King James Variants
American King James Version   
If she be a wall, we will build on her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
If she is a wall, we will build upon her towers of silver: and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.
Darby Bible Translation   
If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
If she be a wall: let us build upon it bulwarks of silver: if she be a door, let us join it together with boards or cedar.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
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.
God's Word   
If she is a wall, we will build a silver barrier around her. If she is a door, we will barricade her with cedar boards.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
If she is a wall, we will build a silver parapet on it. If she is a door, we will enclose it with cedar planks. W
International Standard Version   
If she's a wall, on her we will build a battlement of silver. If she's a door, we will enclose her with planks of cedar.
NET Bible   
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 boards of cedar.
New American Standard Bible   
"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."
New International Version   
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.
New Living Translation   
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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
The World English Bible   
If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved