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Song of Solomon 1:8-2:7
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 1:8-2:7
New King James Version
The Beloved
8 If you do not know, (A)O fairest among women,
[a]Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared you, (B)my love,
(C)To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 (D)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
11 We will make [b]you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.
The Shulamite
12 While the king is at his table,
My [c]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.
The Beloved
The Shulamite
16 Behold, you are (F)handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our [e]bed is green.
17 The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.
A Country Girl in a Palace
2 I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.
The Beloved
2 Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
The Shulamite
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And (G)his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem
4 He brought me to the [f]banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.
6 (H)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
7 (I)I [g]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit. Go out
- Song of Solomon 1:11 Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:12 perfume
- Song of Solomon 1:15 my companion, friend
- Song of Solomon 1:16 couch
- Song of Solomon 2:4 Lit. house of wine
- Song of Solomon 2:7 adjure
Song of Songs 1:8-2:7
New International Version
Song of Songs 1:8-2:7
New International Version
Friends
8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women,(A)
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
He
9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.(B)
10 Your cheeks(C) are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.(D)
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
She
12 While the king was at his table,
my perfume spread its fragrance.(E)
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh(F)
resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved(G) is to me a cluster of henna(H) blossoms
from the vineyards of En Gedi.(I)
He
She
16 How handsome you are, my beloved!(L)
Oh, how charming!
And our bed is verdant.
He
17 The beams of our house are cedars;(M)
our rafters are firs.
She[a]
He
2 Like a lily among thorns
is my darling among the young women.
She
3 Like an apple[c] tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved(Q) among the young men.
I delight(R) to sit in his shade,
and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(S)
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall,(T)
and let his banner(U) over me be love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins,
refresh me with apples,(V)
for I am faint with love.(W)
6 His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.(X)
7 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(Y)
by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(Z)
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 2:1 Or He
- Song of Songs 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family
- Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
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