New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 1:5-17

5“1I am blackH7838 but 2lovelyH5000, O 3daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389, Like the 4tentsH168 of 5KedarH6938, Like the curtainsH3407 of SolomonH8010.6Do not stareH7200 at me because I am 6swarthyH7840, For the sunH8121 has burnedH7805 me. My 7mother’sH517 sonsH1121 were angryH2734 with me; They madeH7760 me 8caretakerH5201 of the vineyardsH3754, But I have not takenH5201 careH5201 of my own vineyardH3754.7TellH5046 me, O you 9whomH7945 my soulH5315 lovesH157, WhereH351 do you 10pastureH7462 your flock, WhereH351 do you make it 11lieH7257 downH7257 at noonH6672? For whyH4100 should I be like one who 12veilsH5844 herself BesideH5921 the flocksH5739 of your 13companionsH2270?”

8“14IfH518 you yourself do not knowH3045, 15Most beautifulH3303 among womenH802, GoH3318 forthH3318 on the trailH6119 of the flockH6629 And pastureH7462 your youngH1429 goatsH1429 By the tentsH4908 of the shepherdsH7462.

9“16To me, 17my darlingH7474, you are likeH1819 My 18mareH5484 among the chariotsH7393 of PharaohH6547.10Your 19cheeksH3895 are lovelyH4998 with ornamentsH8447, Your neckH6677 with stringsH2737 of 20beadsH2737.”

11“21We will makeH6213 for you ornamentsH8447 of goldH2091 With beadsH5351 of silverH3701.”

12“22WhileH5704 the kingH4428 was at his 23tableH4524, My 24 25perfumeH5373 gaveH5414 forth its fragranceH7381.13My belovedH1730 is to me a pouchH6872 of 26myrrhH4753 Which liesH3885 all nightH3885 betweenH996 my breastsH7699.14My belovedH1730 is to me a clusterH811 of 27hennaH3724 blossoms In the vineyardsH3754 of 28EngediH5872.”

15“29 30 31HowH2009 beautifulH3303 you are, my darlingH7474, 32HowH2009 beautifulH3303 you are! Your 33eyesH5869 are like dovesH3123.”

16“34 35HowH2009 handsomeH3303 you are, 36my belovedH1730, And soH637 pleasantH5273! IndeedH637, our couchH6210 is luxuriantH7488!17The beamsH6982 of our housesH1004 are 37cedarsH730, Our raftersH7351, 38 39cypressesH1266.

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Notes

1. Song of Songs 1:5 BRIDE ↩
2. Song of Songs 1:5 Song 2:14; 4:3; 6:4 ↩
3. Song of Songs 1:5 Song 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4 ↩
4. Song of Songs 1:5 Ps 120:5 ↩
5. Song of Songs 1:5 Is 60:7 ↩
6. Song of Songs 1:6 Or black ↩
7. Song of Songs 1:6 Ps 69:8 ↩
8. Song of Songs 1:6 Song 8:11 ↩
9. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 3:1-4 ↩
10. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 2:16; 6:3 ↩
11. Song of Songs 1:7 Is 13:20; Jer 33:12 ↩
12. Song of Songs 1:7 Some versions read wanders ↩
13. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 8:13 ↩
14. Song of Songs 1:8 BRIDEGROOM ↩
15. Song of Songs 1:8 Song 5:9; 6:1 ↩
16. Song of Songs 1:9 Lit I have compared you to ↩
17. Song of Songs 1:9 Song 1:15; 2:2, 10, 13 ↩
18. Song of Songs 1:9 2 Chr 1:16, 17 ↩
19. Song of Songs 1:10 Song 5:13 ↩
20. Song of Songs 1:10 Gen 24:53; Is 61:10 ↩
21. Song of Songs 1:11 CHORUS ↩
22. Song of Songs 1:12 BRIDE ↩
23. Song of Songs 1:12 Or couch ↩
24. Song of Songs 1:12 Lit nard ↩
25. Song of Songs 1:12 Song 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:3 ↩
26. Song of Songs 1:13 Ps 45:8; John 19:39 ↩
27. Song of Songs 1:14 Song 4:13 ↩
28. Song of Songs 1:14 1 Sam 23:29 ↩
29. Song of Songs 1:15 BRIDEGROOM ↩
30. Song of Songs 1:15 Lit Behold ↩
31. Song of Songs 1:15 Song 1:16; 2:10, 13; 4:1, 7; 6:4, 10 ↩
32. Song of Songs 1:15 Lit Behold ↩
33. Song of Songs 1:15 Song 4:1; 5:12 ↩
34. Song of Songs 1:16 BRIDE ↩
35. Song of Songs 1:16 Lit Behold ↩
36. Song of Songs 1:16 Song 2:3, 9, 17; 5:2, 5, 6, 8 ↩
37. Song of Songs 1:17 1 Kin 6:9, 10; Jer 22:14 ↩
38. Song of Songs 1:17 Or junipers ↩
39. Song of Songs 1:17 2 Chr 3:5 ↩

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