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Song of Solomon 8:11–12

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11Solomon, you had a vineyard in Baal Hamon.

You rented your vineyard to others.

They had to pay 25 pounds

of silver for its fruit.

12But I can give my own vineyard to anyone I want to.

So I give my 25 pounds of silver to you, Solomon.

Give 5 pounds to those who take care of its fruit.”

The king says,

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;

he let out the vineyard to keepers;

each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.

My vineyard, my very own, is before me;

you, O Solomon, may have the thousand,

and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Solomon had a vineyard in Baal Hamon;

he let out his vineyard to tenants.

Each was to bring for its fruit

a thousand shekels of silver.

But my own vineyard is mine to give;

the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,

and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.

He leased the vineyard to tenants.

Each was to bring for his fruit

one thousand pieces of silver.

I have my own vineyard.

The one thousand are for you, Solomon,

but two hundred for those who take care of its fruits.

NLTNew Living Translation

Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon,

which he leases out to tenant farmers.

Each of them pays a thousand pieces of silver

for harvesting its fruit.

But my vineyard is mine to give,

and Solomon need not pay a thousand pieces of silver.

But I will give two hundred pieces

to those who care for its vines.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;

he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers;

people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit.

My own “vineyard” belongs to me;

the “thousand” are for you, O Solomon,

and “two hundred” for those who tend its fruit.

KJV 1900King James Version

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;

He let out the vineyard unto keepers;

Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me:

Thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand,

And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.