Song of Solomon 4 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Song of Solomon 5

¹I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Friends Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.

KJVI am come^H935^(H8804) into my garden^H1588, my sister^H269, my spouse^H3618: I have gathered^H717^(H8804) my myrrh^H4753 with my spice^H1313; I have eaten^H398^(H8804) my honeycomb^H3293 with my honey^H1706; I have drunk^H8354^(H8804) my wine^H3196 with my milk^H2461: eat^H398^(H8798), O friends^H7453; drink^H8354^(H8798), yea, drink abundantly^H7937^(H8798), O beloved^H1730.

² I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”

KJVI sleep^H3463, but my heart^H3820 waketh^H5782^(H8802): it is the voice^H6963 of my beloved^H1730 that knocketh^H1849^(H8802), saying, Open^H6605^(H8798) to me, my sister^H269, my love^H7474, my dove^H3123, my undefiled^H8535: for my head^H7218 is filled^H4390^(H8738) with dew^H2919, and my locks^H6977 with the drops^H7447 of the night^H3915.

³ I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?

KJVI have put off^H6584^(H8804) my coat^H3801; how^H349 shall I put it on^H3847^(H8799)? I have washed^H7364^(H8804) my feet^H7272; how^H349 shall I defile^H2936^(H8762) them?

⁴ My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 put in^H7971^(H8804) his hand^H3027 by^H4480 the hole^H2356 of the door, and my bowels^H4578 were moved^H1993^(H8804) for him.

⁵ I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the lock.

KJVI rose up^H6965^(H8804) to open^H6605^(H8800) to my beloved^H1730; and my hands^H3027 dropped^H5197^(H8804) with myrrh^H4753, and my fingers^H676 with sweet smelling^H5674^(H8802) myrrh^H4753, upon the handles^H3709 of the lock^H4514.

⁶ I opened to my beloved; but my beloved left, and had gone away. My heart went out when he spoke. I looked for him, but I didn’t find him. I called him, but he didn’t answer.

KJVI opened^H6605^(H8804) to my beloved^H1730; but my beloved^H1730 had withdrawn^H2559^(H8804) himself, and was gone^H5674^(H8804): my soul^H5315 failed^H3318^(H8804) when he spake^H1696^(H8763): I sought^H1245^(H8765) him, but I could not find^H4672^(H8804) him; I called^H7121^(H8804) him, but he gave me no answer^H6030^(H8804).

⁷ The watchmen who go about the city found me. They beat me. They bruised me. The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me.

KJVThe watchmen^H8104^(H8802) that went about^H5437^(H8802) the city^H5892 found^H4672^(H8804) me, they smote^H5221^(H8689) me, they wounded^H6481^(H8804) me; the keepers^H8104^(H8802) of the walls^H2346 took away^H5375^(H8804) my veil^H7289 from me.

⁸ I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, that you tell him that I am faint with love.

KJVI charge^H7650^(H8689) you, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389, if ye find^H4672^(H8799) my beloved^H1730, that ye tell^H5046^(H8686) him, that I am sick^H2470^(H8802) of love^H160.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

KJVWhat is thy beloved^H1730 more than another beloved^H1730, O thou fairest^H3303 among women^H802? what is thy beloved^H1730 more than another beloved^H1730, that thou^H3602 dost so charge^H7650^(H8689) us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 is white^H6703 and ruddy^H122, the chiefest^H1713^(H8803) among ten thousand^H7233.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

KJVHis head^H7218 is as the most^H3800 fine gold^H6337, his locks^H6977 are bushy^H8534, and black^H7838 as a raven^H6158.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

KJVHis eyes^H5869 are as the eyes of doves^H3123 by the rivers^H650 of waters^H4325, washed^H7364^(H8801) with milk^H2461, and fitly set^H3427^(H8802)^H4402.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

KJVHis cheeks^H3895 are as a bed^H6170 of spices^H1314, as sweet^H4840 flowers^H4026: his lips^H8193 like lilies^H7799, dropping^H5197^(H8802) sweet smelling^H5674^(H8802) myrrh^H4753.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

KJVHis hands^H3027 are as gold^H2091 rings^H1550 set^H4390^(H8794) with the beryl^H8658: his belly^H4578 is as bright^H6247 ivory^H8127 overlaid^H5968^(H8794) with sapphires^H5601.

¹⁵ His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

KJVHis legs^H7785 are as pillars^H5982 of marble^H8336, set^H3245^(H8794) upon sockets^H134 of fine gold^H6337: his countenance^H4758 is as Lebanon^H3844, excellent^H977^(H8803) as the cedars^H730.

¹⁶ His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

KJVHis mouth^H2441 is most sweet^H4477: yea, he is altogether lovely^H4261. This is my beloved^H1730, and this is my friend^H7453, O daughters^H1323 of Jerusalem^H3389.

WEB·Song of Solomon 4

¹Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.

KJVBehold, thou art fair^H3303, my love^H7474; behold, thou art fair^H3303; thou hast doves^H3123' eyes^H5869 within^H1157 thy locks^H6777: thy hair^H8181 is as a flock^H5739 of goats^H5795, that appear^H1570 from mount^H2022 Gilead^H1568.

² Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.

KJVThy teeth^H8127 are like a flock^H5739 of sheep that are even shorn^H7094^(H8803), which came up^H5927^(H8804) from the washing^H7367; whereof every one bear twins^H8382^(H8688), and none is barren^H7909 among them.

³ Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

KJVThy lips^H8193 are like a thread^H2339 of scarlet^H8144, and thy speech^H4057 is comely^H5000: thy temples^H7541 are like a piece^H6400 of a pomegranate^H7416 within^H1157 thy locks^H6777.

⁴ Your neck is like David’s tower built for an armory, on which a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.

KJVThy neck^H6677 is like the tower^H4026 of David^H1732 builded^H1129^(H8803) for an armoury^H8530, whereon there hang^H8518^(H8803) a thousand^H505 bucklers^H4043, all shields^H7982 of mighty men^H1368.

⁵ Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.

KJVThy two^H8147 breasts^H7699 are like two^H8147 young^H6082 roes^H6646 that are twins^H8380, which feed^H7462^(H8802) among the lilies^H7799.

⁶ Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense.

KJVUntil the day^H3117 break^H6315^(H8799), and the shadows^H6752 flee away^H5127^(H8804), I will get^H3212^(H8799) me to the mountain^H2022 of myrrh^H4753, and to the hill^H1389 of frankincense^H3828.

⁷ You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.

KJVThou art all fair^H3303, my love^H7474; there is no spot^H3971 in thee.

⁸ Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

KJVCome^H935^(H8799) with me from Lebanon^H3844, my spouse^H3618, with me from Lebanon^H3844: look^H7789^(H8799) from the top^H7218 of Amana^H549, from the top^H7218 of Shenir^H8149 and Hermon^H2768, from the lions^H738' dens^H4585, from the mountains^H2042 of the leopards^H5246.

⁹ You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.

KJVThou hast ravished my heart^H3823^(H8765), my sister^H269, my spouse^H3618; thou hast ravished my heart^H3823^(H8765) with one^H259 of thine eyes^H5869, with one^H259 chain^H6060 of thy neck^H6677.

¹⁰ How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

KJVHow fair^H3302^(H8804) is thy love^H1730, my sister^H269, my spouse^H3618! how much better^H2895^(H8804) is thy love^H1730 than wine^H3196! and the smell^H7381 of thine ointments^H8081 than all spices^H1314!

¹¹ Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

KJVThy lips^H8193, O my spouse^H3618, drop^H5197^(H8799) as the honeycomb^H5317: honey^H1706 and milk^H2461 are under thy tongue^H3956; and the smell^H7381 of thy garments^H8008 is like the smell^H7381 of Lebanon^H3844.

¹² My sister, my bride, is a locked up garden; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.

KJVA garden^H1588 inclosed^H5274^(H8803) is my sister^H269, my spouse^H3618; a spring^H1530 shut up^H5274^(H8803), a fountain^H4599 sealed^H2856^(H8803).

¹³ Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits, henna with spikenard plants,

KJVThy plants^H7973 are an orchard^H6508 of pomegranates^H7416, with pleasant^H4022 fruits^H6529; camphire^H3724, with spikenard^H5373,

¹⁴ spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree; myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,

KJVSpikenard^H5373 and saffron^H3750; calamus^H7070 and cinnamon^H7076, with all trees^H6086 of frankincense^H3828; myrrh^H4753 and aloes^H174, with all the chief^H7218 spices^H1314:

¹⁵ a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon.

KJVA fountain^H4599 of gardens^H1588, a well^H875 of living^H2416 waters^H4325, and streams^H5140^(H8802) from Lebanon^H3844.

¹⁶ Awake, north wind, and come, you south! Blow on my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and taste his precious fruits.

KJVAwake^H5782^(H8798), O north wind^H6828; and come^H935^(H8798), thou south^H8486; blow^H6315^(H8685) upon my garden^H1588, that the spices^H1314 thereof may flow out^H5140^(H8799). Let my beloved^H1730 come^H935^(H8799) into his garden^H1588, and eat^H398^(H8799) his pleasant^H4022 fruits^H6529.

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