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Song of Solomon 3:1–5

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aBy night on my bed I sought bhim whom my soul loveth:

cI sought him, but I found him not.

2I will rise now, and go about the city

In the dstreets, and ein the broad ways

I will seek bhim whom my soul loveth:

cI sought him, but I found him not.

3fThe watchmen that go about the city found me:

gTo whom I said, Saw ye bhim whom my soul loveth?

4It was but a little that I passed from them,

But I found bhim whom my soul loveth:

I hheld him, and would not hilet him go,

Until I had jbrought him into my mother’s house,

And into the chamber of kher that conceived me.

5lI charge you, mO ye daughters of Jerusalem,

By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,

That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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Song of Solomon 3:1: On my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not.

Footnotes

  1. aver. 8 (Heb.). See Ps. 92:2. & Isai. 26:9.
  2. bch. 1:7.
  3. cch. 5:6. See John 7:34.
  4. dSee Prov. 7:8.
  5. eJe. 5:1 (Heb.).
  6. bch. 1:7.
  7. cch. 5:6. See John 7:34.
  8. fch. 5:7. See Jer. 6:17.
  9. gComp. Ex. 18:4.
  10. bch. 1:7.
  11. bch. 1:7.
  12. hSee Job 27:6.
  13. hSee Job 27:6.
  14. iSee Ex. 4:26.
  15. jch. 8:2.
  16. lSee ch. 2:7.
  17. mSee ch. 1:5.

Cross references

  1. kHos. 2:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

On my bed by night

I sought him whom my soul loves;

I sought him, but found him not.

I will rise now and go about the city,

in the streets and in the squares;

I will seek him whom my soul loves.

I sought him, but found him not.

The watchmen found me

as they went about in the city.

“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”

Scarcely had I passed them

when I found him whom my soul loves.

I held him, and would not let him go

until I had brought him into my mother’s house,

and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or the does of the field,

that you not stir up or awaken love

until it pleases.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All night long on my bed

I looked for the one my heart loves;

I looked for him but did not find him.

I will get up now and go about the city,

through its streets and squares;

I will search for the one my heart loves.

So I looked for him but did not find him.

The watchmen found me

as they made their rounds in the city.

“Have you seen the one my heart loves?”

Scarcely had I passed them

when I found the one my heart loves.

I held him and would not let him go

till I had brought him to my mother’s house,

to the room of the one who conceived me.

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you

by the gazelles and by the does of the field:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until it so desires.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In my bed at night

I sought the one I love;

I sought him, but did not find him.

I will arise now and go about the city,

through the streets and the plazas.

I will seek the one I love.

I sought him, but did not find him.

The guards who go about the city found me.

I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”

I had just passed them

when I found the one I love.

I held on to him and would not let him go

until I brought him to my mother’s house—

to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you

by the gazelles and the wild does of the field,

do not stir up or awaken love

until the appropriate time.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

One night as I lay in bed, I yearned for my lover.

I yearned for him, but he did not come.

So I said to myself, “I will get up and roam the city,

searching in all its streets and squares.

I will search for the one I love.”

So I searched everywhere but did not find him.

The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds,

and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”

Then scarcely had I left them

when I found my love!

I caught and held him tightly,

then I brought him to my mother’s house,

into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.

Promise me, O women of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles and wild deer,

not to awaken love until the time is right.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

On my bed in the night,

I sought him whom my heart loves.

I sought him, but I did not find him.

Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city,

in the streets and in the squares;

I will seek him whom my heart loves.

I sought him, but I did not find him.

The sentinels who go about in the city found me.

“Have you seen the one whom my heart loves?”

Scarcely had I passed by them

when I found him whom my heart loves.

I held him and I would not let him go

until I brought him to the house of my mother,

into the bedroom chamber of she who conceived me.

I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,

by the gazelles or by the does of the field,

do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press