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  1:1 ¶
The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. |
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1:1 ¶
The songº
of songs,º
whichº
[is] Solomon's.º |
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1:2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; For thy love is better than wine. |
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1:2
Let him kissºº
me with the kissesºº
of his mouth:º
forº
thy loveº
[is] betterº
than wine.ºº |
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1:3
Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is [as] oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee. |
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1:3
Because of the savourº
of thy goodº
ointmentsº
thy nameº
[is as] ointmentº
poured forth,ºº
thereforeºº
do the virginsº
loveºº
thee. |
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1:4
Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee. |
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1:4
Drawºº
me, we will runºº
afterº
thee: the kingº
hath broughtºº
me into his chambers:º
we will be gladºº
and rejoiceºº
in thee, we will rememberºº
thy loveº
more than wine:ºº
the uprightº
loveºº
thee. |
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1:5
I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. |
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1:5
Iº
[am] black,º
but comely,º
O ye daughtersº
of Jerusalem,º
as the tentsº
of Kedar,º
as the curtainsº
of Solomon.º |
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1:6
Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother's sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; [But] mine own vineyard have I not kept. |
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1:6
Lookºº
notº
upon me, because Iºº
[am] black,º
because the sunº
hath lookedººº
upon me: my mother'sº
childrenº
were angryººº
with me; they madeºº
me the keeperºº
ofº
the vineyards;º
[but] mine ownº
vineyardº
have I notº
kept.ºº |
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1:7
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest [thy flock], Where thou makest [it] to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions? |
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1:7
Tellºº
me, O thou whom my soulº
loveth,ººº
whereº
thou feedest,ºº
whereº
thou makest [thy flock] to restºº
at noon:º
forº
whyºº
should I beº
as one that turneth asideºº
byº
the flocksº
of thy companions?º |
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1:8 ¶
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. |
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1:8 ¶
Ifº
thou knowºº
not,º
O thou fairestº
among women,º
go thy way forthºº
by the footstepsº
of the flock,º
and feedººº
thy kidsº
besideº
the shepherds'ºº
tents.º |
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1:9
I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. |
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1:9
I have comparedºº
thee, O my love,º
to a company of horsesº
in Pharaoh'sº
chariots.º |
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1:10
Thy cheeks are comely with plaits [of hair], Thy neck with strings of jewels. |
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1:10
Thy cheeksº
are comelyºº
with rowsº
[of jewels], thy neckº
with chainsº
[of gold]. |
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1:11
We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver. |
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1:11
We will makeºº
thee bordersº
of goldº
withº
studsº
of silver.º |
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1:12 ¶
While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance. |
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1:12 ¶
Whileº
the kingºº
[sitteth] at his table,º
my spikenardº
sendeth forthºº
the smellº
thereof. |
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1:13
My beloved is unto me [as] a bundle of myrrh, That lieth betwixt my breasts. |
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1:13
A bundleº
of myrrhº
[is] my wellbelovedº
unto me; he shall lieºº
all nightº
betwixtº
my breasts.º |
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1:14
My beloved is unto me [as] a cluster of henna-flowers In the vineyards of En-gedi. |
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1:14
My belovedº
[is] unto me [as] a clusterº
of camphireº
in the vineyardsº
of Engedi.º |
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1:15
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are [as] doves. |
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1:15
Behold,º
thou [art] fair,º
my love;º
behold,º
thou [art] fair;º
thou [hast] doves'º
eyes.º |
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1:16
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green. |
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1:16
Behold,º
thou [art] fair,º
my beloved,º
yea,º
pleasant:º
alsoº
our bedº
[is] green.º |
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1:17
The beams of our house are cedars, [And] our rafters are firs. |
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1:17
The beamsº
of our houseº
[are] cedar,º
[and] our raftersºº
of fir.º |
