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Song of Solomon 1:1-2
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The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

1 The [a]Song of (A)Songs, which is Solomon’s.

[b]The Bride

2 “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (B)love is [c]sweeter than wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:1 Or Best of the Songs
  2. Song of Solomon 1:2 The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.
  3. Song of Solomon 1:2 Lit more pleasant
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Song of Solomon 1:1-2
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Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl

1 The (A)song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

The Banquet

The [a]Shulamite

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
(B)For [b]your love is better than wine.

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  1. Song of Solomon 1:2 A young woman from the town of Shulam or Shunem, Song 6:13. The speaker and audience are identified according to the number, gender, and person of the Hebrew words. Occasionally the identity is not certain.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:2 Masc. sing.: the Beloved
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Song of Songs 1:1-2
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1 Solomon’s Song of Songs.(A)

She[a]

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
    for your love(B) is more delightful than wine.(C)

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  1. Song of Songs 1:2 The main male and female speakers (identified primarily on the basis of the gender of the relevant Hebrew forms) are indicated by the captions He and She respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.
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