[a](A)You are as beautiful as (B)Tirzah, my darling,
As (C)lovely as (D)Jerusalem,
As (E)awesome as [b]an army with banners.
“Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have confused me;
(F)Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Gilead.
(G)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [c]lost her young.
(H)Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
“There are sixty (I)queens and eighty concubines,
And [d](J)maidens without number;
But (K)my dove, my perfect one, is [e]unique:
She is her mother’s [f]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The [g](L)maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The (M)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this that [h]grows like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (N)moon,
As pure (O)as the sun,
As (P)awesome as [i]an army with banners?’

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:4 BRIDEGROOM
  2. Song of Solomon 6:4 Lit bannered ones
  3. Song of Solomon 6:6 Or miscarried
  4. Song of Solomon 6:8 Or virgins
  5. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  6. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  7. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit daughters
  8. Song of Solomon 6:10 Lit looks down
  9. Song of Solomon 6:10 Lit bannered ones

[a](A)You are as beautiful as (B)Tirzah, my darling,
As (C)lovely as (D)Jerusalem,
As (E)majestic as [b]an army with banners.
Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have overwhelmed me;
(F)Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have leapt down from Gilead.
(G)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [c]lost her young.
(H)Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
There are sixty (I)queens and eighty concubines,
And [d](J)maidens without number;
She is the only one—(K)my dove, my perfect one;
She is the only one of her mother;
She is the pure one of her who bore her.
The (L)daughters saw her and called her blessed,
The (M)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
10 ‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (N)moon,
As pure (O)as the sun,
As (P)majestic as [e]an army with banners?’

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 6:4 BRIDEGROOM
  2. Song of Songs 6:4 Lit bannered ones
  3. Song of Songs 6:6 Or miscarried
  4. Song of Songs 6:8 Or virgins
  5. Song of Songs 6:10 Lit bannered ones

The Groom

(A)You are as beautiful as (B)Tirzah, my darling,
As (C)lovely as (D)Jerusalem,
As (E)awesome as an army with banners.
Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have confused me;
(F)Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Gilead.
(G)Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
That have come up from their watering place,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has lost her young.
(H)Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
There are sixty (I)queens and eighty concubines,
And [a](J)young women without number;
But (K)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](L)young women saw her and called her [e]blessed,
The (M)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this who looks down like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (N)moon,
As pure (O)as the sun,
As (P)awesome as an army with banners?’

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:8 Or virgins
  2. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  3. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  4. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit daughters
  5. Song of Solomon 6:9 Or happy