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Song of Solomon 1:2

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Wc2Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your dlove is emore delightful than wine. f

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Song of Solomon 1:2: Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine …

Footnotes

  1. c1:2 The W, M, Y, N, and B indicate the editors’ opinions of the changes of speakers: W = Woman, M = Man, Y = Young women of Jerusalem, N = Narrator, B = Brothers. If a letter is in parenthesis (W), there is a question about the identity of the speaker.
  2. d1:2 Unexpected change of grammatical persons, here from he and his to your, is a Hb poetic device.
  3. e1:2 Or your caresses are, or your lovemaking is

Cross references

  1. f1:2 Sg 4:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your love is better than wine;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—

for your love is more delightful than wine.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!

For your caresses are more delightful than wine.

NLTNew Living Translation

Kiss me and kiss me again,

for your love is sweeter than wine.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

May he kiss me passionately with his lips,

for your love is better than wine.

KJV 1900King James Version

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth:

For thy love is better than wine.