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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ראשך עליך ככרמל ודלת ראשך כארגמן מלך אסור ברהטים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
rASHk `lyk kkrml vdlt rASHk kArgmn mlk Asvr brhtym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
caput tuum ut Carmelus et comae capitis tui sicut purpura regis vincta canalibus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Your head crowns you like Carmel, and the hair of your head is like purple; the king is held captive by your tresses.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses thereof .
Darby Bible Translation   
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the locks of thy head like purple; The king is fettered by thy ringlets!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Thy head is like Carmel: and the hairs of thy head as the purple of the king bound in the channels.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held captive in the tresses thereof.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Your head crowns you like Carmel, and your flowing locks are like purple; a king is held captive in the tresses.
God's Word   
You hold your head as high as Mount Carmel. Your dangling curls are royal beauty. Your flowing locks could hold a king captive.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple cloth-- a king could be held captive in your tresses.
International Standard Version   
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your flowing locks are like purple, and a king could be captured in the dangling tresses.
NET Bible   
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. The locks of your hair are like royal tapestries--the king is held captive in its tresses!
New American Standard Bible   
"Your head crowns you like Carmel, And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads; The king is captivated by your tresses.
New International Version   
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. Your hair is like royal tapestry; the king is held captive by its tresses.
New Living Translation   
Your head is as majestic as Mount Carmel, and the sheen of your hair radiates royalty. The king is held captive by its tresses.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
The World English Bible   
Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.