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 Solomon 1:9-14
Lexham English Bible
Man’s Poetic Praise of His Beloved
9 To a mare[a] among the chariots[b] of Pharaoh,
I compare you, my beloved.
10 Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments,
your neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make ornaments of gold for you
with studs[c] of silver.
Maiden’s Poetic Praise of Her Beloved
12 While the king was on his couch,
my nard gave its fragrance.
13 My beloved is to me a pouch[d] of myrrh,
he spends the night[e] between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of blossoms of henna
in the vineyards of En Gedi.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:9 Or “my mare”
- Song of Solomon 1:9 Or “chariot horses”
- Song of Solomon 1:11 Or “droplets”
- Song of Solomon 1:13 Literally “the bag”
- Song of Solomon 1:13 Or “he lays”
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