Song of Solomon 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Song of Solomon 2

¹I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.

KJVI am the rose^H2261 of Sharon^H8289, and the lily^H7799 of the valleys^H6010.

² As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

KJVAs the lily^H7799 among thorns^H2336, so is my love^H7474 among the daughters^H1323.

³ As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.

KJVAs the apple tree^H8598 among the trees^H6086 of the wood^H3293, so is my beloved^H1730 among the sons^H1121. I sat^H3427^(H8804) down under his shadow^H6738 with great delight^H2530^(H8765), and his fruit^H6529 was sweet^H4966 to my taste^H2441.

⁴ He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

KJVHe brought^H935^(H8689) me to the banqueting^H3196 house^H1004, and his banner^H1714 over me was love^H160.

⁵ Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.

KJVStay^H5564^(H8761) me with flagons^H809, comfort^H7502^(H8761) me with apples^H8598: for I am sick^H2470^(H8802) of love^H160.

⁶ His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

KJVHis left hand^H8040 is under my head^H7218, and his right hand^H3225 doth embrace^H2263^(H8762) me.

⁷ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

KJVI charge^H7650^(H8689) you, O ye daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389, by the roes^H6643, and^H176 by the hinds^H355 of the field^H7704, that ye stir not up^H5782^(H8686), nor awake^H5782^(H8787) my love^H160, till he please^H2654^(H8799).

⁸ The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.

KJVThe voice^H6963 of my beloved^H1730! behold, he cometh^H935^(H8802) leaping^H1801^(H8764) upon the mountains^H2022, skipping^H7092^(H8764) upon the hills^H1389.

⁹ My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 is like^H1819^(H8802) a roe^H6643 or a young^H6082 hart^H354: behold, he standeth^H5975^(H8802) behind^H310 our wall^H3796, he looketh forth^H7688^(H8688) at the windows^H2474, shewing^H6692^(H8688) himself through the lattice^H2762.

¹⁰ My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 spake^H6030^(H8804), and said^H559^(H8804) unto me, Rise up^H6965^(H8798), my love^H7474, my fair one^H3303, and come away^H3212^(H8798).

¹¹ For behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.

KJVFor, lo, the winter^H5638 is past^H5674^(H8804), the rain^H1653 is over^H2498^(H8804) and gone^H1980^(H8804);

¹² The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

KJVThe flowers^H5339 appear^H7200^(H8738) on the earth^H776; the time^H6256 of the singing^H2158 of birds is come^H5060^(H8689), and the voice^H6963 of the turtle^H8449 is heard^H8085^(H8738) in our land^H776;

¹³ The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.”

KJVThe fig tree^H8384 putteth forth^H2590^(H8804) her green figs^H6291, and the vines^H1612 with the tender grape^H5563 give^H5414^(H8804) a good smell^H7381. Arise^H6965^(H8798), my love^H7474, my fair one^H3303, and come away^H3212^(H8798).

¹⁴ My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.

KJVO my dove^H3123, that art in the clefts^H2288 of the rock^H5553, in the secret^H5643 places of the stairs^H4095, let me see^H7200^(H8685) thy countenance^H4758, let me hear^H8085^(H8685) thy voice^H6963; for sweet^H6156 is thy voice^H6963, and thy countenance^H4758 is comely^H5000.

¹⁵ Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom.

KJVTake^H270^(H8798) us the foxes^H7776, the little^H6996 foxes^H7776, that spoil^H2254^(H8764) the vines^H3754: for our vines^H3754 have tender grapes^H5563.

¹⁶ My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 is mine, and I am his: he feedeth^H7462^(H8802) among the lilies^H7799.

¹⁷ Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether.

KJVUntil the day^H3117 break^H6315^(H8799), and the shadows^H6752 flee away^H5127^(H8804), turn^H5437^(H8798), my beloved^H1730, and be thou like^H1819^(H8798) a roe^H6643 or a young^H6082 hart^H354 upon the mountains^H2022 of Bether^H1336.

WEB·Song of Solomon 1

¹The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

KJVThe song^H7892 of songs^H7892, which is Solomon's^H8010.

² Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

KJVLet him kiss^H5401^(H8799) me with the kisses^H5390 of his mouth^H6310: for thy love^H1730 is better^H2896 than wine^H3196.

³ Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.

KJVBecause of the savour^H7381 of thy good^H2896 ointments^H8081 thy name^H8034 is as ointment^H8081 poured forth^H7324^(H8714), therefore do the virgins^H5959 love^H157^(H8804) thee.

⁴ Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.

KJVDraw^H4900^(H8798) me, we will run^H7323^(H8799) after^H310 thee: the king^H4428 hath brought^H935^(H8689) me into his chambers^H2315: we will be glad^H1523^(H8799) and rejoice^H8055^(H8799) in thee, we will remember^H2142^(H8686) thy love^H1730 more than wine^H3196: the upright^H4339 love^H157^(H8804) thee.

⁵ I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.

KJVI am black^H7838, but comely^H5000, O ye daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389, as the tents^H168 of Kedar^H6938, as the curtains^H3407 of Solomon^H8010.

⁶ Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.

KJVLook^H7200^(H8799) not upon me, because I am black^H7840, because the sun^H8121 hath looked^H7805^(H8804) upon me: my mother's^H517 children^H1121 were angry^H2787^(H8738) with me; they made^H7760^(H8804) me the keeper^H5201^(H8802) of the vineyards^H3754; but mine own vineyard^H3754 have I not kept^H5201^(H8804).

⁷ Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; for why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

KJVTell^H5046^(H8685) me, O thou whom my soul^H5315 loveth^H157^(H8804), where thou feedest^H7462^(H8799), where^H349 thou makest thy flock to rest^H7257^(H8686) at noon^H6672: for^H4100 why should I be as one that turneth aside^H5844^(H8802) by the flocks^H5739 of thy companions^H2270?

⁸ If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

KJVIf thou know^H3045^(H8799) not, O thou fairest^H3303 among women^H802, go thy way forth^H3318^(H8798) by the footsteps^H6119 of the flock^H6629, and feed^H7462^(H8798) thy kids^H1429 beside the shepherds^H7462^(H8802)' tents^H4908.

⁹ I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

KJVI have compared^H1819^(H8765) thee, O my love^H7474, to a company of horses^H5484 in Pharaoh's^H6547 chariots^H7393.

¹⁰ Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.

KJVThy cheeks^H3895 are comely^H4998^(H8773) with rows^H8447 of jewels, thy neck^H6677 with chains^H2737 of gold.

¹¹ We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.

KJVWe will make^H6213^(H8799) thee borders^H8447 of gold^H2091 with studs^H5351 of silver^H3701.

¹² While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

KJVWhile the king^H4428 sitteth at his table^H4524, my spikenard^H5373 sendeth forth^H5414^(H8804) the smell^H7381 thereof.

¹³ My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.

KJVA bundle^H6872 of myrrh^H4753 is my wellbeloved^H1730 unto me; he shall lie^H3885^(H8799) all night betwixt my breasts^H7699.

¹⁴ My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 is unto me as a cluster^H811 of camphire^H3724 in the vineyards^H3754 of Engedi^H5872.

¹⁵ Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves.

KJVBehold, thou art fair^H3303, my love^H7474; behold, thou art fair^H3303; thou hast doves^H3123' eyes^H5869.

¹⁶ Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.

KJVBehold, thou art fair^H3303, my beloved^H1730, yea, pleasant^H5273: also our bed^H6210 is green^H7488.

¹⁷ The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.

KJVThe beams^H6982 of our house^H1004 are cedar^H730, and our rafters^H7351^(H8675)^H7351 of fir^H1266.

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