Song of Solomon 1New King James Version
Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl
1 The(A)song of songs, whichisSolomon’s.
The Banquet
The[a]Shulamite
2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
(B)For[b]your loveisbetter than wine.
3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your nameisointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
4 (C)Draw me away!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
The Shulamite
The king(E)has brought me into his chambers.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
We will be glad and rejoice in[d]you.
We will remember your love more than wine.
The Shulamite
Rightly do they love you.
5 Iamdark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 Do not look upon me, because Iamdark,
Because the sun has[e]tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
Butmy own(F)vineyard I have not kept.
(To Her Beloved)
7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feedyour flock,
Where you makeitrest at noon.
For why should I be as one who[f]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?
The Beloved
8 If you do not know,(G)O fairest among women,
[g]Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.
9 I have compared you,(H)my love,
(I)To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 (J)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chainsof gold.
The Daughters of Jerusalem
11 We will make[h]you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.
The Shulamite
12 While the kingisat his table,
My[i]spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrhismy beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.
14 My belovedisto me a cluster of hennablooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.
The Beloved
The Shulamite
16 Behold, youare(L)handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our[k]bedisgreen.
17 The beams of our housesarecedar,
Andour rafters of fir.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:2A young woman from the town of Shulam or Shunem,Song 6:13. The speaker and audience are identified according to the number, gender, and person of the Hebrew words. Occasionally the identity is not certain.
- Song of Solomon 1:2Masc. sing.: the Beloved
- Song of Solomon 1:4Masc. sing.: the Beloved
- Song of Solomon 1:4Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:6Lit.looked upon me
- Song of Solomon 1:7LXX, Syr., Vg.wanders
- Song of Solomon 1:8Lit.Go out
- Song of Solomon 1:11Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
- Song of Solomon 1:12perfume
- Song of Solomon 1:15my companion, friend
- Song of Solomon 1:16couch
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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