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Song of Solomon 8:11-12
Lexham English Bible
Song of Solomon 8:11-12
Lexham English Bible
Solomon’s Vineyard and the Maiden’s Gift
11 Solomon had a vineyard[a] at Baal-hamon;
he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers;[b]
people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit.[c]
12 My own “vineyard” belongs to me;[d]
the “thousand” are for you, O Solomon,
and “two hundred” for those who tend its fruit.[e]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “A vineyard was for Solomon”
- Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “he gave the vineyard to the keepers”
- Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “each one brought a thousand silver pieces for his fruit”
- Song of Solomon 8:12 Literally “My vineyard that for me before my face”
- Song of Solomon 8:12 Literally “and two hundred for the keepers of his fruit”
Song of Solomon 8:11-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Song of Solomon 8:11-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(A)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(B)
Each was to bring for his fruit
1,000 pieces of silver.(C)
12 I have my own vineyard.[a](D)
The 1,000 are for you, Solomon,
but 200 for those who guard its fruits.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6
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