Song of Songs 1:9-14
Christian Standard Bible
9 I compare you, my darling,(A)
to a[a] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.(B)
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry,(C)
your neck with its necklace.
11 We will make gold jewelry for you,
accented with silver.
Woman
12 While the king is on his couch,[b]
my perfume[c] releases its fragrance.(D)
13 The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me,(E)
spending the night between my breasts.
14 The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,(F)
in the vineyards of En-gedi.(G)
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
Christian Standard Bible
9 I compare you, my darling,(A)
to a[a] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.(B)
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry,(C)
your neck with its necklace.
11 We will make gold jewelry for you,
accented with silver.
Woman
12 While the king is on his couch,[b]
my perfume[c] releases its fragrance.(D)
13 The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me,(E)
spending the night between my breasts.
14 The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,(F)
in the vineyards of En-gedi.(G)
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
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