Song of Solomon 4:1–6
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aBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;
Thou hast doves’ eyes bwithin thy bclocks:
dThy hair is as a flock of egoats, ||dthat appear from mount fGilead.
2gThy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing;
gWhereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
3Thy lips are like a hthread of scarlet, and thy speech is icomely:
kThy temples are like a piece of a klpomegranate bwithin thy clocks.
4mThy neck is like the tower of David
Builded for an narmoury,
Whereon there ohang a thousand bucklers, all pshields of mighty men.
5qThy two breasts are like two ryoung qroes that are twins,
Which sfeed among the lilies.
6tUntil the day †break, and uthe shadows flee away,
I will get me to the mountain of wmyrrh, and to the hill of wfrankincense.
Footnotes
- aSee ch. 1:15. So ver. 7.
- bver. 3. ch. 6:7.
- bver. 3. ch. 6:7.
- dch. 6:5. Comp. ch. 7:5?
- eComp. 1 Sam. 19:13.
- ||Or, that eat of, &c.
- dch. 6:5. Comp. ch. 7:5?
- gSo ch. 6:6.
- gSo ch. 6:6.
- iSee ch. 1:5.
- kch. 6:7.
- kch. 6:7.
- lver. 13. ch. 6:11. & 7:12. & 8:2.
- bver. 3. ch. 6:7.
- mSo ch. 7:4.
- nComp. 1 Kin. 10:17? Neh. 3:19?
- pSee 2 Sam. 8:7.
- qch. 7:3. So Prov. 5:19. ch. 2:7. Comp. ch. 8:10.
- rSee ch. 2:9.
- qch. 7:3. So Prov. 5:19. ch. 2:7. Comp. ch. 8:10.
- sch. 2:16. & 6:3. See ch. 2:1.
- tch. 2:17.
- †Heb. breathe. So ver. 16. Ezek. 21:31 in the Heb. Comp. Gen. 3:8.
- uComp. Ps. 109:23.
- wSo ver. 14. See ch. 3:6.
- wSo ver. 14. See ch. 3:6.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Behold, you are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
Your lips are like a scarlet thread,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
behind your veil.
Your neck is like the tower of David,
built in rows of stone;
on it hang a thousand shields,
all of them shields of warriors.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that graze among the lilies.
Until the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
How beautiful you are, my darling!
Oh, how beautiful!
Your eyes behind your veil are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
descending from the hills of Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn,
coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin;
not one of them is alone.
Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is lovely.
Your temples behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
Your neck is like the tower of David,
built with courses of stone;
on it hang a thousand shields,
all of them shields of warriors.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
like twin fawns of a gazelle
that browse among the lilies.
Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will go to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of incense.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Behind your veil,
your eyes are doves.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down Mount Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep
coming up from washing,
each one bearing twins,
and none has lost its young.
Your lips are like a scarlet cord,
and your mouth is lovely.
Behind your veil,
your brow is like a slice of pomegranate.
Your neck is like the tower of David,
constructed in layers.
A thousand shields are hung on it—
all of them shields of warriors.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle, that feed among the lilies.
Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee,
I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh
and the hill of frankincense.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.
Your teeth are as white as sheep,
recently shorn and freshly washed.
Your smile is flawless,
each tooth matched with its twin.
Your lips are like scarlet ribbon;
your mouth is inviting.
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates
behind your veil.
Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
Your breasts are like two fawns,
twin fawns of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Before the dawn breezes blow
and the night shadows flee,
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh
and to the hill of frankincense.
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
Look! You are beautiful, my beloved!
Look! You are beautiful!
Your eyes are doves
from behind your veil.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
that move down from the mountains of Gilead.
Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that came up from the washing,
all of them bearing twins,
and there is none bereaved among them.
Your lips are like a thread of crimson,
and your mouth is lovely.
Your temple is like halves of pomegranate
from behind your veil.
Your neck is like the tower of David,
built in courses;
a thousand ornaments are hung on it,
all the shields of the warriors.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
twins of a gazelle that feed among the lilies.
Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,
I will go to the mountain of the myrrh,
to the hill of the frankincense.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press