Song of Solomon 5 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Song of Solomon 6

¹Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

KJVWhither is thy beloved^H1730 gone^H1980^(H8804), O thou fairest^H3303 among women^H802? whither is thy beloved^H1730 turned aside^H6437^(H8804)? that we may seek^H1245^(H8762) him with thee.

² My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

KJVMy beloved^H1730 is gone down^H3381^(H8804) into his garden^H1588, to the beds^H6170 of spices^H1314, to feed^H7462^(H8800) in the gardens^H1588, and to gather^H3950^(H8800) lilies^H7799.

³ I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies.

KJVI am my beloved's^H1730, and my beloved^H1730 is mine: he feedeth^H7462^(H8802) among the lilies^H7799.

⁴ You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

KJVThou art beautiful^H3303, O my love^H7474, as Tirzah^H8656, comely^H5000 as Jerusalem^H3389, terrible^H366 as an army with banners^H1713^(H8737).

⁵ Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.

KJVTurn away^H5437^(H8685) thine eyes^H5869 from me, for they^H1992 have overcome^H7292^(H8689) me: thy hair^H8181 is as a flock^H5739 of goats^H5795 that appear^H1570 from Gilead^H1568.

⁶ Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing, of which every one has twins; not one is bereaved among them.

KJVThy teeth^H8127 are as a flock^H5739 of sheep^H7353 which go up^H5927^(H8804) from the washing^H7367, whereof every one beareth twins^H8382^(H8688), and there is not one barren^H7909 among them.

⁷ Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

KJVAs a piece^H6400 of a pomegranate^H7416 are thy temples^H7541 within^H1157 thy locks^H6777.

⁸ There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.

KJVThere are threescore^H8346 queens^H4436, and fourscore^H8084 concubines^H6370, and virgins^H5959 without number^H4557.

⁹ My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed. The queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.

KJVMy dove^H3123, my undefiled^H8535 is but one^H259; she is the only one^H259 of her mother^H517, she is the choice^H1249 one of her that bare^H3205^(H8802) her. The daughters^H1323 saw^H7200^(H8804) her, and blessed^H833^(H8762) her; yea, the queens^H4436 and the concubines^H6370, and they praised^H1984^(H8762) her.

¹⁰ Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?

KJVWho is she that looketh forth^H8259^(H8737) as the morning^H7837, fair^H3303 as the moon^H3842, clear^H1249 as the sun^H2535, and terrible^H366 as an army with banners^H1713^(H8737)?

¹¹ I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

KJVI went down^H3381^(H8804) into the garden^H1594 of nuts^H93 to see^H7200^(H8800) the fruits^H3 of the valley^H5158, and to see^H7200^(H8800) whether the vine^H1612 flourished^H6524^(H8804), and the pomegranates^H7416 budded^H5132^(H8689).

¹² Without realizing it, my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots.

KJVOr ever I was aware^H3045^(H8804), my soul^H5315 made^H7760^(H8804) me like the chariots^H4818 of Amminadib^H5993.

¹³ Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Lover Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Mahanaim?

KJVReturn^H7725^(H8798), return^H7725^(H8798), O Shulamite^H7759; return^H7725^(H8798), return^H7725^(H8798), that we may look^H2372^(H8799) upon thee. What will ye see^H2372^(H8799) in the Shulamite^H7759? As it were the company^H4246 of two armies^H4264.

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.

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