Song of Songs 6

Mutual Delight in Each Other

The Chorus

The Bride

1“1WhereH575 has your belovedH1730 goneH1980, O 2most beautifulH3303 among womenH802? WhereH575 has your belovedH1730 turnedH6437, That we may seekH1245 him with you?”

2“My belovedH1730 has goneH3381 downH3381 to his 3gardenH1588, To the 4bedsH6170 of balsamH1314, To 5pastureH7462 his flock in the gardensH1588 And gatherH3950 6liliesH7799.

The Groom

37I am my beloved’sH1730 and my belovedH1730 is mine, He who 8pasturesH7462 his flock among the liliesH7799.”

4“9You are as beautifulH3303 as 10TirzahH8656, my darlingH7474, As 11lovelyH5000 as 12JerusalemH3389, As 13awesomeH366 as an armyH1713 withH1713 bannersH1713.5TurnH5437 your eyesH5869 awayH5437 from me, For they have confusedH7292 me; 14Your hairH8181 is like a flockH5739 of goatsH5795 That have descendedH1570 from GileadH1568.615Your teethH8127 are like a flockH5739 of ewesH7353 That have comeH5927 upH5927 from their wateringH7367 placeH7367, AllH3605 of whichH7945 bearH8382 twinsH8382, And not oneH369 among them has lostH7909 her youngH7909.716Your templesH7541 are like a sliceH6400 of a pomegranateH7416 BehindH4480H1157 your veilH6777.8ThereH1992 are sixtyH8346 17queensH4436 and eightyH8084 concubinesH6370, And 1819youngH5959 womenH5959 withoutH369 numberH4557;9But 20my doveH3123, my perfectH8535 oneH8535, is 21uniqueH259: She is her mother’sH517 22onlyH259 daughter; She is the pureH1249 child of the one who gaveH3205 birthH3205 to her. The 2324youngH1323 womenH1323 sawH7200 her and calledH833 her 25blessedH833, The 26queensH4436 and the concubinesH6370 also, and they praisedH1984 her, saying,

10‘WhoH4310 is thisH2088 who looksH8259 downH8259 likeH3644 the dawnH7837, As beautifulH3303 as the fullH3842 27moonH3842, As pureH1249 28as the sunH2535, As 29awesomeH366 as an armyH1713 with bannersH1713?’11I wentH3381 downH3381 to the orchardH1593 of nutH93 treesH93 To seeH7200 the plantsH3 of the valleyH5158, To seeH7200 whether 30the vineH1612 had grownH6524 Or the 31pomegranatesH7416 had bloomedH5340.

The Chorus

1232Before I wasH3045 awareH3045, my soulH5315 setH7760 me Over the chariotsH4818 of 33my nobleH5081 peopleH5971.”

13“34ComeH7725 backH7725, comeH7725 backH7725, O ShulammiteH7759; ComeH7725 backH7725, comeH7725 backH7725, so that we may lookH2372 at you!” The Groom “WhyH4100 should you lookH2372 at the ShulammiteH7759, As at the 35danceH4246 of 3637the two armiesH4264?