Song of Solomon 5:10–16
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10My beloved is white and ruddy,
The gchiefest among ten thousand.
11His head is as hthe most ifine gold,
His klocks are bushy, and black as a raven.
12lHis eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk, and fitly set.
13nHis cheeks are as a obed of spices, as sweet flowers:
pHis lips like qlilies, dropping rsweet smelling myrrh.
14His hands are as gold rings mset with the sberyl:
His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with tsapphires.
15uHis legs are as xpillars of marble, set upon sockets of ifine gold:
His countenance is as yLebanon, excellent as the ycedars.
16His mouth is zmost sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend, dO daughters of Jerusalem.
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Cross references
- gSee Mark 10. 44(Engl.).
- hSee Job 28. 16.
- iSee Ps. 19. 10.
- kver. 2.
- lSo ch. 1. 15. & 4. 1.
- nComp. ch. 1. 10.
- och. 6. 2. Ezek. 17. 7, 10 (Heb.).
- pComp. Ps. 45. 2.
- qSee ch. 2. 1.
- rver. 5.
- mSo Ex. 25. 7. & 35. 9. ver. 14.
- sEx. 28. 20. & 39. 13. Ezek. 1. 16. & 10. 9. & 28. 13. Dan. 10. 6.
- tSee Ex. 24. 10.
- uComp. Eccles. 12. 3? Rev. 10. 1.
- xEsther 1. 6.
- iSee Ps. 19. 10.
- ych. 4. 8. & 7. 4. See Judg. 9. 15.
- ych. 4. 8. & 7. 4. See Judg. 9. 15.
- zNeh. 8. 10 (Heb.) only.
- dSee ch. 1. 5.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
distinguished among ten thousand.
His head is the finest gold;
his locks are wavy,
black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves
beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
sitting beside a full pool.
His cheeks are like beds of spices,
mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are lilies,
dripping liquid myrrh.
His arms are rods of gold,
set with jewels.
His body is polished ivory,
bedecked with sapphires.
His legs are alabaster columns,
set on bases of gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,
choice as the cedars.
His mouth is most sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten thousand.
His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves
by the water streams,
washed in milk,
mounted like jewels.
His cheeks are like beds of spice
yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies
dripping with myrrh.
His arms are rods of gold
set with topaz.
His body is like polished ivory
decorated with lapis lazuli.
His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,
choice as its cedars.
His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, this is my friend,
daughters of Jerusalem.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
My love is fit and strong,
notable among ten thousand.
His head is purest gold.
His hair is wavy
and black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves
beside flowing streams,
washed in milk
and set like jewels.
His cheeks are like beds of spice,
mounds of perfume.
His lips are lilies,
dripping with flowing myrrh.
His arms are rods of gold
set with beryl.
His body is an ivory panel
covered with lapis lazuli.
His legs are alabaster pillars
set on pedestals of pure gold.
His presence is like Lebanon,
as majestic as the cedars.
His mouth is sweetness.
He is absolutely desirable.
This is my love, and this is my friend,
young women of Jerusalem.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
My lover is dark and dazzling,
better than ten thousand others!
His head is finest gold,
his wavy hair is black as a raven.
His eyes sparkle like doves
beside springs of water;
they are set like jewels
washed in milk.
His cheeks are like gardens of spices
giving off fragrance.
His lips are like lilies,
perfumed with myrrh.
His arms are like rounded bars of gold,
set with beryl.
His body is like bright ivory,
glowing with lapis lazuli.
His legs are like marble pillars
set in sockets of finest gold.
His posture is stately,
like the noble cedars of Lebanon.
His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is desirable in every way.
Such, O women of Jerusalem,
is my lover, my friend.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
distinguished among ten thousand.
His head is gold, refined gold;
his locks are wavy, black as a raven.
His eyes are like doves beside springs of water,
bathed in milk, set like mounted jewels.
His cheeks are like beds of spice, a tower of fragrances;
his lips are lilies dripping liquid myrrh.
His arms are rods of gold engraved with jewels;
his belly is polished ivory covered with sapphires.
His legs are columns of alabaster, set on bases of gold;
his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.
His mouth is sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved;
this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
My beloved is white and ruddy,
The chiefest among ten thousand.
His head is as the most fine gold,
His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters,
Washed with milk, and fitly set.
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers:
His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl:
His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold:
His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely.
This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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