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.

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Notas al pie

  1. Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular

I compare you, my darling,(A)
to a[a] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.[b](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.

12 W While the king is on his couch,[c]
my perfume[d] releases its fragrance.(D)
13 My love is a sachet of myrrh to me,(E)
spending the night between my breasts.
14 My love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me,(F)
in the vineyards of En-gedi.[e](G)

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Notas al pie

  1. Song of Solomon 1:9 Lit my
  2. Song of Solomon 1:9 Pharaoh’s chariot horses were stallions.
  3. Song of Solomon 1:12 Or is at his table
  4. Song of Solomon 1:12 Lit nard
  5. Song of Solomon 1:14 = Wellspring of the Young Goat