I have compared you, (A)my love,
(B)To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 (C)Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with chains of gold.

The Daughters of Jerusalem

11 We will make [a]you ornaments of gold
With studs of silver.

The Shulamite

12 While the king is at his table,
My [b]spikenard sends forth its fragrance.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,
That lies all night between my breasts.
14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms
In the vineyards of En Gedi.

The Beloved

15 (D)Behold, you are fair, [c]my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes.

The Shulamite

16 Behold, you are (E)handsome, my beloved!
Yes, pleasant!
Also our [d]bed is green.
17 The beams of our houses are cedar,
And our rafters of fir.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:11 Fem. sing.: the Shulamite
  2. Song of Solomon 1:12 perfume
  3. Song of Solomon 1:15 my companion, friend
  4. Song of Solomon 1:16 couch

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