Song of Solomon 6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?
whither is thy beloved turned aside?
that we may seek him with thee.
2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices,
to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine:
he feedeth among the lilies.
4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah,
comely as Jerusalem,
terrible as an army with banners.
5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me:
thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing,
whereof every one beareth twins,
and there is not one barren among them.
7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,
and virgins without number.
9 My dove, my undefiled is but one;
she is the only one of her mother,
she is the choice one of her that bare her.
The daughters saw her, and blessed her;
yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,
fair as the moon, clear as the sun,
and terrible as an army with banners?
11 I went down into the garden of nuts
to see the fruits of the valley,
and to see whether the vine flourished,
and the pomegranates budded.
12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
13 Return, return, O Shulamite;
return, return, that we may look upon thee.
What will ye see in the Shulamite?
As it were the company of two armies.
Song of Songs 6
Legacy Standard Bible
Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other
6 “[a](A)Where has your beloved gone,
O (B)most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned,
That we may seek him with you?”
2 “[b]My beloved has gone down to his (C)garden,
To the (D)beds of spices,
To (E)shepherd his flock in the gardens
And gather (F)lilies.
3 (G)I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,
He who (H)shepherds his flock among the lilies.”
4 “[c](I)You are as beautiful as (J)Tirzah, my darling,
As (K)lovely as (L)Jerusalem,
As (M)majestic as [d]an army with banners.
5 Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have overwhelmed me;
(N)Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have leapt down from Gilead.
6 (O)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [e]lost her young.
7 (P)Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
8 There are sixty (Q)queens and eighty concubines,
And [f](R)maidens without number;
9 She is the only one—(S)my dove, my perfect one;
She is the only one of her mother;
She is the pure one of her who bore her.
The (T)daughters saw her and called her blessed,
The (U)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
10 ‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (V)moon,
As pure (W)as the sun,
As (X)majestic as [g]an army with banners?’
11 [h]I went down to the garden of nut trees
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether (Y)the vine had flourished
Or the (Z)pomegranates had bloomed.
12 I did not know it, but my soul set me
Among the chariots of [i]my noble people.”
13 “[j][k]Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
Come back, come back, that we may behold you!”
“[l]Why should you behold the Shulammite,
As at the (AA)dance of [m](AB)the two companies?
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 6:1 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 6:2 BRIDE
- Song of Songs 6:4 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 6:4 Lit bannered ones
- Song of Songs 6:6 Or miscarried
- Song of Songs 6:8 Or virgins
- Song of Songs 6:10 Lit bannered ones
- Song of Songs 6:11 Possibly BRIDE, cf. 6:2; 7:13
- Song of Songs 6:12 Or Ammi-nadib
- Song of Songs 6:13 CHORUS
- Song of Songs 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Heb
- Song of Songs 6:13 BRIDEGROOM
- Song of Songs 6:13 Heb Mahanaim
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