Song of Songs 8:11-12
Legacy Standard Bible
11 Solomon had a (A)vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He (B)gave the vineyard to (C)caretakers.
Each one was to bring [a]one (D)thousand shekels of silver for its (E)fruit.
12 My very own vineyard is before me;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:11 Approx. 25 lb. or 11.3 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
Song of Solomon 8:11-12
American Standard Version
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He let out the vineyard unto keepers;
Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:
Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand,
And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
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