Song of Songs Chapter 1

Berean Standard Bible

The Bride Confesses Her Love

1ThisH834 is Solomon’sH8010 SongH7892 of SongsH7892.1

2Let him kiss meH5401 with the kissesH5390 of his mouthH6310!ForH3588 your loveH1730 is more delightfulH2896 than wineH3196.3The fragranceH7381 of your perfumeH8081 is pleasingH2896;your nameH8034 is like perfumeH8081 poured outH7324.No wonderH5921 H3651 the maidensH5959 adore youH157.

4Take meH4900 away with youH310—let us hurryH7323! May the kingH4428 bring meH935 to his chambersH2315.

We will rejoiceH1523 and delightH8055 in you;we will praiseH2142 your loveH1730 more than wineH3196.

It is only rightH4339 that they adore youH157.

5IH589 am darkH7838, yet lovelyH5000, O daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389,like the tentsH168 of KedarH6938, like the curtainsH3407 of SolomonH8010.6Do notH408 stareH7200 because IH589 am darkH7840,for the sunH8121 has gazed upon meH7805.My mother’sH517 sonsH1121 were angryH2734 with me;they made meH7760 a keeperH5201 of the vineyardsH3754,but my own vineyardH3754 I have neglectedH3808 H5201.

7Tell meH5046, O one IH5315 loveH157, whereH349 do you pasture your sheepH7462? WhereH349 do you rest themH7257 at middayH6672? WhyH4100 should I beH1961 like a veiled womanH5844 besideH5921 the flocksH5739 of your companionsH2270?

8IfH518 you do notH3808 knowH3045, O fairestH3303 of womenH802, followH3318 the tracksH6119 of the flockH6629, and grazeH7462 your young goatsH1429 nearH5921 the tentsH4908 of the shepherdsH7462.

9I compare youH1819, my darlingH7474,to a mareH5484 among Pharaoh’sH6547 chariotsH7393.

10Your cheeksH3895 are beautifulH4998 with ornamentsH8447, your neckH6677 with strings of jewelsH2737.

11We will makeH6213 you ornamentsH8447 of goldH2091, studded withH5973 beadsH5351 of silverH3701.

12WhileH5704 the kingH4428 was at his tableH4524,my perfumeH5373 spreadH5414 its fragranceH7381.13My belovedH1730 is to me a sachetH6872 of myrrhH4753restingH3885 betweenH996 my breastsH7699.

14My belovedH1730 is to me a clusterH811 of henna blossomsH3724 in the vineyardsH3754 of En-gediH5872.

15HowH2005 beautifulH3303 you are, my darlingH7474! Oh, how veryH2005 beautifulH3303! Your eyesH5869 are like dovesH3123.

16HowH2005 handsomeH3303 you are, my belovedH1730! Oh, howH637 delightfulH5273 H637! The soft grassH7488 is our bedH6210.

17The beamsH6982 of our houseH1004 are cedarsH730;our raftersH7351 are fragrant firsH1266.

1. Song of Songs 1:1 Most translators add subheadings for speaker identifications such as The Bride, The Groom, and The Friends based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words. ↩