New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 1:6-14

6Do not stare at me because I am 1dark, For the sun has tanned me. My 2mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me 3caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.7Tell me, you 4whom my soul loves, Where do you 5pasture your flock, Where do you have it 6lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who 7veils herself Beside the flocks of your 8companions?”

8“If you yourself do not know, 9Most beautiful among women, Go out on the trail of the flock, And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.

9“10To me, 11my darling, you are like My 12mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.10Your 13cheeks are delightful with jewelry, Your neck with strings of 14beads.”

11“We will make for you jewelry of gold With beads of silver.”

12“While the king was at his table, My 15 16perfume gave forth its fragrance.13My beloved is to me a pouch of 17myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.14My beloved is to me a cluster of 18henna blossoms In the vineyards of 19Engedi.”

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Notes

1. Song of Songs 1:6 Or swarthy, blackish ↩
2. Song of Songs 1:6 Ps 69:8 ↩
3. Song of Songs 1:6 Song 8:11 ↩
4. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 3:1-4 ↩
5. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 2:16; 6:3 ↩
6. Song of Songs 1:7 Is 13:20; Jer 33:12 ↩
7. Song of Songs 1:7 Some ancient versions wanders ↩
8. Song of Songs 1:7 Song 8:13 ↩
9. Song of Songs 1:8 Song 5:9; 6:1 ↩
10. Song of Songs 1:9 Lit I have compared you to ↩
11. Song of Songs 1:9 Song 1:15; 2:2, 10, 13 ↩
12. Song of Songs 1:9 2 Chr 1:16, 17 ↩
13. Song of Songs 1:10 Song 5:13 ↩
14. Song of Songs 1:10 Gen 24:53; Is 61:10 ↩
15. Song of Songs 1:12 Lit nard ↩
16. Song of Songs 1:12 Song 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:3 ↩
17. Song of Songs 1:13 Ps 45:8; John 19:39 ↩
18. Song of Songs 1:14 Song 4:13 ↩
19. Song of Songs 1:14 1 Sam 23:29 ↩

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