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Song of Songs 5:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Song of Songs 5:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Lost Lover Described
9 D How does your lover differ from any other lover,
most beautiful among women?
How does your lover differ from any other,
that you adjure us so?
10 W My lover is radiant and ruddy;[a]
outstanding among thousands.
11 His head is gold, pure gold,
his hair like palm fronds,
as black as a raven.
Footnotes
- 5:10–11 In answer to the question of 5:9 the woman sings her lover’s praises (vv. 10–16). Ruddy: also used of David (1 Sm 16:12; 17:42). Gold: indicates how precious the lover is. Palm fronds: his thick, luxuriant growth of hair.
Song of Songs 5:9-11
New International Version
Song of Songs 5:9-11
New International Version
Friends
9 How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?(A)
How is your beloved better than others,
that you so charge us?
She
10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten thousand.(B)
11 His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
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