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.

He

15 (I)Behold, (J)you are beautiful, (K)my love;
    behold, you are beautiful;
    your (L)eyes are doves.

She

16 Behold, you are beautiful, (M)my beloved, truly (N)delightful.
Our couch is green;
17     the beams of our house are (O)cedar;
    our rafters are (P)pine.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular

He

I liken you, my darling, to a mare
    among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.(A)
10 Your cheeks(B) are beautiful with earrings,
    your neck with strings of jewels.(C)
11 We will make you earrings of gold,
    studded with silver.

She

12 While the king was at his table,
    my perfume spread its fragrance.(D)
13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh(E)
    resting between my breasts.
14 My beloved(F) is to me a cluster of henna(G) blossoms
    from the vineyards of En Gedi.(H)

He

15 How beautiful(I) you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!
    Your eyes are doves.(J)

She

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!(K)
    Oh, how charming!
    And our bed is verdant.

He

17 The beams of our house are cedars;(L)
    our rafters are firs.

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