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Song of Songs 1:9-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Song of Songs 1:9-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Colloquy of the Young Man, Friends, and the Young Woman
9 I compare you, my love,
to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.(A)
10 Your cheeks are comely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.(B)
11 We will make you ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.
12 While the king was on his couch,
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of En-gedi.(C)
Song of Solomon 1:9-14
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 1:9-14
English Standard Version
9 I compare you, (A)my love,
to (B)a mare among Pharaoh's chariots.
10 (C)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.
Others
11 We will make for you[a] ornaments of gold,
studded with silver.
She
12 While (D)the king was on his couch,
my (E)nard gave forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of (F)myrrh
that lies between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of (G)henna blossoms
in the vineyards of (H)Engedi.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular
Song of Songs 1:9-14
New International Version
Song of Songs 1:9-14
New International Version
He
9 I liken you, my darling, to a mare
among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.(A)
10 Your cheeks(B) are beautiful with earrings,
your neck with strings of jewels.(C)
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
studded with silver.
She
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