Song of Solomon 1:2–17

The Bride Confesses Her Love

She¹

²Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your ^blove is better than wine;

³your ^canointing oils are fragrant;

your ^dname is oil poured out;

therefore virgins love you.

^4eDraw me after you; ^flet us run.

^gThe king has brought me into his chambers.

Others

We will ^hexult and rejoice in you;

we will extol ^byour love more than wine;

rightly do they love you.

She

⁵I am very dark, but ⁱlovely,

O ^jdaughters of Jerusalem,

like ^kthe tents of ^lKedar,

like the curtains of Solomon.

⁶Do not gaze at me because I am dark,

because the sun has looked upon me.

My ^mmother’s sons were angry with me;

they made me ⁿkeeper of ^othe vineyards,

but ^pmy own vineyard I have not kept!

⁷Tell me, you ^qwhom my soul loves,

where you ^rpasture your flock,

where you make it ^slie down at noon;

for why should I be like one who veils herself

beside the flocks of your ^tcompanions?

Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other

He

⁸If you do not know,

O ^umost beautiful among women,

follow in the tracks of the flock,

and pasture your young goats

beside the shepherds’ tents.

⁹I compare you, ^vmy love,

to ^wa mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

^10xYour cheeks are lovely with ornaments,

your neck with strings of jewels.

Others

¹¹We will make for you² ornaments of gold,

studded with silver.

She

¹²While ^ythe king was on his couch,

my ^znard gave forth its fragrance.

¹³My beloved is to me a sachet of ^amyrrh

that lies between my breasts.

¹⁴My beloved is to me a cluster of ^bhenna blossoms

in the vineyards of ^cEngedi.

He

^15dBehold, ^eyou are beautiful, ^fmy love;

behold, you are beautiful;

your ^geyes are doves.

She

¹⁶Behold, you are beautiful, ^hmy beloved, truly ⁱdelightful.

Our couch is green;

¹⁷the beams of our house are ^jcedar;

our rafters are ^jpine.