Song of Solomon 1
The Bride Confesses Her Love
1 The Song of a Songs, which is Solomon's.
She 1
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Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your b love is better than wine;
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your c anointing oils are fragrant;
your d name is oil poured out;
therefore virgins love you.
Others
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e Draw me after you; f let us run.
g The king has brought me into his chambers.
We will h exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol b your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.
She
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I am very dark, but i lovely,
O j daughters of Jerusalem,
like k the tents of l Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
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Do not gaze at me because I am dark,
because the sun has looked upon me.
My m mother's sons were angry with me;
they made me n keeper of o the vineyards,
but p my own vineyard I have not kept!
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Tell me, you q whom my soul loves,
where you r pasture your flock,
where you make it s lie down at noon;
for why should I be like one who veils herself
beside the flocks of your t companions?
Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other
He
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If you do not know,
O u most beautiful among women,
follow in the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
beside the shepherds' tents.
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I compare you, v my love,
to w a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
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x Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.
Others
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We will make for you 2 ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.
She
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While y the king was on his couch,
my z nard gave forth its fragrance.
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My beloved is to me a sachet of a myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
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My beloved is to me a cluster of b henna blossoms
in the vineyards of c Engedi.
He
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d Behold, e you are beautiful, f my love;
behold, you are beautiful;
your g eyes are doves.
She
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Behold, you are beautiful, h my beloved, truly i delightful.
Our couch is green;
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the beams of our house are j cedar;
our rafters are j pine.