Song of Solomon 1:9-14
Authorized (King James) Version
9 I have compared thee, O my love,
to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels,
thy neck with chains of gold.
11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12 While the king sitteth at his table,
my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me;
he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Song of Solomon 1:9-14
American Standard Version
9 I have compared thee, O [a]my love,
[b]To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair,
Thy neck with strings of jewels.
11 We will make thee plaits of gold
With studs of silver.
12 While the king sat at his table,
My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
13 My beloved is unto me as a [c]bundle of myrrh,
That lieth betwixt my breasts.
14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of [d]henna-flowers
In the vineyards of En-gedi.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:9 Or, my friend (and so throughout)
- Song of Solomon 1:9 Or, To the steeds. Or, To my steed
- Song of Solomon 1:13 Or, bag
- Song of Solomon 1:14 Hebrew copher.
KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.
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