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Song of Solomon 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

1 The ^{▼▼Or Best of the Songs}Song of ^bSongs, which is Solomon’s.

^{▼▼The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.}The Bride

2 “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^dlove is ^{▼▼Lit more pleasant}sweeter than wine.
3 “Your ^foils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your ^gname is like ^{▼▼Lit oil poured from one vessel to another}purified oil;
Therefore the ^{▼▼Or virgins
,} ^jyoung women love you.
4 “Draw me after you and let’s run together!
The ^kking has brought me into his chambers.”
The Chorus

“We will rejoice in you and be joyful;
We will praise your ^llove more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
The Bride

5 “I am black and ^mbeautiful,
You ⁿdaughters of Jerusalem,
Like the ^otents of ^pKedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 “Do not stare at me because I am ^{▼▼Or swarthy, blackish}dark,
For the sun has tanned me.
My ^rmother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me ^scaretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7 “Tell me, you ^twhom my soul loves,
Where do you ^upasture your flock,
Where do you have it ^vlie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who ^{▼▼Some ancient versions wanders}veils herself
Beside the flocks of your ^xcompanions?”

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

8 “If you yourself do not know,
^yMost beautiful among women,
Go out on the trail of the flock,
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

9 “ ^{▼▼Lit I have compared you to}To me, ^aamy darling, you are like
My ^abmare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 “Your ^accheeks are delightful with jewelry,
Your neck with strings of ^adbeads.”
The Chorus

11 “We will make for you jewelry of gold
With beads of silver.”
The Bride

12 “While the king was at his table,
My ^{▼▼Lit nard
,} ^afperfume gave forth its fragrance.
13 “My beloved is to me a pouch of ^agmyrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.
14 “My beloved is to me a cluster of ^ahhenna blossoms
In the vineyards of ^aiEngedi.”
The Groom

15 “ ^{▼▼Lit Behold
,} ^akHow beautiful you are, my darling,
^{▼▼Lit Behold}How beautiful you are!
Your ^ameyes are like doves.”
The Bride

16 “ ^{▼▼Lit Behold}How handsome you are, ^aomy beloved,
And so delightful!
Indeed, our bed is luxuriant!
17 “The beams of our house are ^apcedars,
Our rafters, ^aqjunipers.