Song of Solomon

SongofSolomon 1

1 The Most Beautiful Song by Solomon.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:1

2 Let him kiss me over and over again! ^{a1:2 Lit. me with the kisses of his mouth} Your love is better than wine.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:2

3 The fragrance of your perfumed oil is wonderful. Your name is perfume poured out. Therefore the young women love you.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:3

4 Take me with ^{b1:4 Lit. Draw me after} you! Let’s run away! Let the king bring me into his private chambers. The daughters ^{c1:4 Or The young women} of Jerusalem ^{d1:4 The Heb. lacks daughters of Jerusalem (cf. v. 5)} will rejoice and be happy for you. We will value your love more than wine. They love you appropriately.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:4

5 The daughters ^{e1:5 Or The young women} of Jerusalem, I’m dark and lovely like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:5

6 Don’t stare at me because I’m dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn’t take care of my own vineyard.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:6

7 Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down ^{f1:6 Lit. where do you make to lie down} at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman ^{g1:6 i.e. a prostitute} beside the flocks of your companions?ISV — SongofSolomon 1:7

8 If you don’t know, most beautiful of women, go out after the flock and graze your young goats beside the shepherd’s tents.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:8

9 My darling, I compare you to a ^{h1:9 Lit. my} mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:9

10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:10

11 We will make ornaments of gold for you, accented with silver.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:11

12 While the king was sitting at his table, my perfume sent forth its fragrance.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:12

13 My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh ^{i1:13 i.e. a fragrant spice used as a perfume} that lies between my breasts all night.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:13

14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna ^{j1:14 i.e. an aromatic shrub used cosmetically} blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:14

15 Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes are doves.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:15

16 Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:16

17 The beams of our house are cedar, ^{k1:17 i.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book} our rafters are pine.ISV — SongofSolomon 1:17