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Lover

15 Behold,[a] you are beautiful, my love.
    Behold, you are beautiful.
    Your eyes are like doves.

Beloved

16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant;
    and our couch is verdant.

Lover

17 The beams of our house are cedars.
    Our rafters are firs.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

The Groom

15 [a](A)How beautiful you are, my darling,
[b]How beautiful you are!
Your (B)eyes are like doves.”

The Bride

16 [c]How handsome you are, (C)my beloved,
And so delightful!
Indeed, our bed is luxuriant!
17 The beams of our house are (D)cedars,
Our rafters, (E)junipers.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:15 Lit Behold
  2. Song of Solomon 1:15 Lit Behold
  3. Song of Solomon 1:16 Lit Behold