Song of Solomon 1:4–5
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4Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.g
Friends
We rejoice and delighth in youb;
we will praise your lovei more than wine.
She
How right they are to adore you!
5Dark am I, yet lovely,j
daughters of Jerusalem,k
dark like the tents of Kedar,l
like the tent curtains of Solomon.c
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Draw me after you; let us run.
The king has brought me into his chambers.
We will exult and rejoice in you;
we will extol your love more than wine;
rightly do they love you.
I am very dark, but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar,
like the curtains of Solomon.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Take me with you—let’s hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring me to his chambers.
We will rejoice and be glad in you;
we will celebrate your caresses more than wine.
It is only right that they adore you.
Daughters of Jerusalem,
I am dark like the tents of Kedar,
yet lovely like the curtains of Solomon.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Take me with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.
How right they are to adore you.
I am dark but beautiful,
O women of Jerusalem—
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Draw me after you, let us run!
May the king bring me into his chambers!
Let us be joyful and let us rejoice in you;
let us extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you!
I am black but beautiful, O maidens of Jerusalem,
like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Draw me, we will run after thee:
The king hath brought me into his chambers:
We will be glad and rejoice in thee,
We will remember thy love more than wine:
The upright love thee.
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,
As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
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