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Song of Solomon 1

  1. The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
    2. THE Shulamite[1]
  2. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your[2] love is better than wine.
  3. Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you.
    4. The Daughters of Jerusalem The Shulamite The Daughters of Jerusalem The Shulamite
  4. Draw me away!We will run after you [3].The king has brought me into his chambers.We will be glad and rejoice in you[4]. We will remember your[5] love more than wine.Rightly do they love you.[6]
  5. I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.
  6. Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept.
    7. (To Her Beloved)
  7. Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself[7] By the flocks of your companions?
    8. THE Beloved
  8. If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds' tents.
  9. I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh's chariots.
  10. Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold.
    11. THE Daughters of Jerusalem
  11. We will make you[8] ornaments of gold With studs of silver.
    12. THE Shulamite
  12. While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
  13. A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts.
  14. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi.
    15. THE Beloved
  15. Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove's eyes.
    16. THE Shulamite
  16. Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green.
  17. The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir.
  1. A Palestinian young woman (compare 6:13). The speaker and audience are identified according to the number, gender, and person of the Hebrew words. Occasionally the identity is not certain.
  2. Masculine singular, that is, the Beloved
  3. Masculine singular, that is, the Beloved
  4. Feminine singular, that is, the Shulamite
  5. Masculine singular, that is, the Beloved
  6. Masculine singular, that is, the Beloved
  7. Feminine singular, that is, the Shulamite
  8. Masculine singular, that is, the Beloved

 

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