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Song of Solomon 2:1-3
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 2:1-3
New King James Version
A Country Girl in a Palace
2 I am the rose of Sharon,
And the lily of the valleys.
The Beloved
2 Like a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
The Shulamite
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I sat down in his shade with great delight,
And (A)his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song of Solomon 2:1-3
American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 2:1-3
American Standard Version
2 As a lily among thorns,
So is my love among the daughters.
3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood,
So is my beloved among the sons.
I [c]sat down under his shadow with great delight,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Hebrew habazzeleth, the autumn crocus.
- Song of Solomon 2:1 Or, the plain
- Song of Solomon 2:3 Hebrew delighted and sat down etc.
New King James Version (NKJV)
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