Song of Solomon 1:6

New American Standard Bible

⁶Do not stare at me because I am ^[a]dark,
For the sun has tanned me.
My ^(A)mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me ^(B)caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

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Song of Solomon 1:6 Or swarthy, blackish

Song of Solomon 1:6 in all English translations

Song of Solomon 4:7-10

New American Standard Bible

⁷“^(A)You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish on you.
⁸Come with me from ^(B)Lebanon, my ^(C)bride,
You shall come with me from Lebanon.
You shall ^[a]come down from the summit of ^(D)Amana,
From the summit of ^(E)Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
⁹You have ^[b]enchanted my heart, ^(F)my sister, my bride;
You have ^[c]enchanted my heart with a single glance of your eyes,
With a single strand of your ^(G)necklace.
¹⁰^(H)How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much ^[d]^(I)sweeter is your love than wine,
And the ^(J)fragrance of your oils
Than that of all kinds of balsam oils!

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Song of Solomon 4:8 Or look
Song of Solomon 4:9 Or stolen
Song of Solomon 4:9 Or stolen
Song of Solomon 4:10 Lit better

Song of Solomon 6:8-9

New American Standard Bible

⁸There are sixty ^(A)queens and eighty concubines,
And ^[a]^(B)young women without number;
⁹But ^(C)my dove, my perfect one, is ^[b]unique:
She is her mother’s ^[c]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her.
The ^[d]^(D)young women saw her and called her ^[e]blessed,
The ^(E)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,