Song of Solomon 2 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Song of Solomon 3

¹By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.

KJVBy night^H3915 on my bed^H4904 I sought^H1245^(H8765) him whom my soul^H5315 loveth^H157^(H8804): I sought^H1245^(H8765) him, but I found^H4672^(H8804) him not.

² I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.

KJVI will rise^H6965^(H8799) now, and go about^H5437^(H8779) the city^H5892 in the streets^H7784, and in the broad ways^H7339 I will seek^H1245^(H8762) him whom my soul^H5315 loveth^H157^(H8804): I sought^H1245^(H8765) him, but I found^H4672^(H8804) him not.

³ The watchmen who go about the city found me; “Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”

KJVThe watchmen^H8104^(H8802) that go about^H5437^(H8802) the city^H5892 found^H4672^(H8804) me: to whom I said, Saw^H7200^(H8804) ye him whom my soul^H5315 loveth^H157^(H8804)?

⁴ I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, into the room of her who conceived me.

KJVIt was but a little^H4592 that I passed^H5674^(H8804) from them, but I found^H4672^(H8804) him whom my soul^H5315 loveth^H157^(H8804): I held^H270^(H8804) him, and would not let him go^H7503^(H8686), until I had brought^H935^(H8689) him into my mother's^H517 house^H1004, and into the chamber^H2315 of her that conceived^H2029^(H8802) me.

⁵ 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).

⁶ Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?

KJVWho is this that cometh^H5927^(H8802) out of the wilderness^H4057 like pillars^H8490 of smoke^H6227, perfumed^H6999^(H8794) with myrrh^H4753 and frankincense^H3828, with all powders^H81 of the merchant^H7402^(H8802)?

⁷ Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.

KJVBehold his bed^H4296, which is Solomon's^H8010; threescore^H8346 valiant^H1368 men are about^H5439 it, of the valiant^H1368 of Israel^H3478.

⁸ They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.

KJVThey all hold^H270^(H8803) swords^H2719, being expert^H3925^(H8794) in war^H4421: every man^H376 hath his sword^H2719 upon his thigh^H3409 because of fear^H6343 in the night^H3915.

⁹ King Solomon made himself a carriage of the wood of Lebanon.

KJVKing^H4428 Solomon^H8010 made^H6213^(H8804) himself a chariot^H668 of the wood^H6086 of Lebanon^H3844.

¹⁰ He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.

KJVHe made^H6213^(H8804) the pillars^H5982 thereof of silver^H3701, the bottom^H7507 thereof of gold^H2091, the covering^H4817 of it of purple^H713, the midst^H8432 thereof being paved^H7528^(H8803) with love^H160, for the daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389.

¹¹ Go out, you daughters of Zion, and see King Solomon, with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, in the day of his weddings, in the day of the gladness of his heart.

KJVGo forth^H3318^(H8798), O ye daughters^H1323 of Zion^H6726, and behold^H7200^(H8798) king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 with the crown^H5850 wherewith his mother^H517 crowned^H5849^(H8765) him in the day^H3117 of his espousals^H2861, and in the day^H3117 of the gladness^H8057 of his heart^H3820.

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.

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.

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