Song of Solomon 1

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Song of Solomon 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

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1} The ^(a)Song of ^(A)Songs, which is Solomon’s.

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“^(b)May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your ^(B)love is better than wine.

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“Your ^(C)oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your ^(D)name is like ^(c)purified oil;
Therefore the ^(d)^(E)maidens love you.

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“Draw me after you and let us run together!
The ^(F)king has brought me into his chambers.”
“^(e)We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will ^(f)extol your ^(G)love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”

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“^(g)I am black but ^(H)lovely,
O ^(I)daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the ^(J)tents of ^(K)Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

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“Do not stare at me because I am ^(h)swarthy,
For the sun has burned me.
My ^(L)mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me ^(M)caretaker of the vineyards,
But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

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“Tell me, O you ^(N)whom my soul loves,
Where do you ^(O)pasture your flock,
Where do you make it ^(P)lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who ⁽ⁱ⁾veils herself
Beside the flocks of your ^(Q)companions?”

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

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“^(j)If you yourself do not know,
^(R)Most beautiful among women,
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.

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“^(k)To me, ^(S)my darling, you are like
My ^(T)mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

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“Your ^(U)cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of ^(V)beads.”

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“^(l)We will make for you ornaments of gold
With beads of silver.”

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“^(m)While the king was at his ⁽ⁿ⁾table,
My ^(o)^(W)perfume gave forth its fragrance.

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“My beloved is to me a pouch of ^(X)myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

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“My beloved is to me a cluster of ^(Y)henna blossoms
In the vineyards of ^(Z)Engedi.”

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“^(p)^(q)^(AA)How beautiful you are, my darling,
^(r)How beautiful you are!
Your ^(AB)eyes are like doves.”

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“^(s)^(t)How handsome you are, ^(AC)my beloved,
And so pleasant!
Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

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“The beams of our houses are ^(AD)cedars,
Our rafters, ^(u)^(AE)cypresses.

Footnotes:

a. Song of Solomon 1:1: ['Or ', Best of the Songs]

b. Song of Solomon 1:2: ['BRIDE']

c. Song of Solomon 1:3: ['Lit ', oil which is emptied, ' (from one vessel to another)']

d. Song of Solomon 1:3: ['Or ', virgins]

e. Song of Solomon 1:4: ['CHORUS']

f. Song of Solomon 1:4: ['Lit ', mention with praise]

g. Song of Solomon 1:5: ['BRIDE']

h. Song of Solomon 1:6: ['Or ', black]

i. Song of Solomon 1:7: ['Some versions read ', wanders]

j. Song of Solomon 1:8: ['BRIDEGROOM']

k. Song of Solomon 1:9: ['Lit ', I have compared you to]

l. Song of Solomon 1:11: ['CHORUS']

m. Song of Solomon 1:12: ['BRIDE']

n. Song of Solomon 1:12: ['Or ', couch]

o. Song of Solomon 1:12: ['Lit ', nard]

p. Song of Solomon 1:15: ['BRIDEGROOM']

q. Song of Solomon 1:15: ['Lit ', Behold]

r. Song of Solomon 1:15: ['Lit ', Behold]

s. Song of Solomon 1:16: ['BRIDE']

t. Song of Solomon 1:16: ['Lit ', Behold]

u. Song of Solomon 1:17: ['Or ', junipers]

Cross references:

B. Song of Solomon 1:2: Song of Solomon 1:4; Song of Solomon 4:10

C. Song of Solomon 1:3: Song of Solomon 4:10; John 12:3

E. Song of Solomon 1:3: Psalm 45:14

F. Song of Solomon 1:4: Psalm 45:14; Psalm 45:15

G. Song of Solomon 1:4: Song of Solomon 1:4; Song of Solomon 4:10

H. Song of Solomon 1:5: Song of Solomon 2:14; Song of Solomon 4:3; Song of Solomon 6:4

I. Song of Solomon 1:5: Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 3:5; Song of Solomon 3:10; Song of Solomon 5:8; Song of Solomon 5:16; Song of Solomon 8:4

J. Song of Solomon 1:5: Psalm 120:5

K. Song of Solomon 1:5: Isaiah 60:7

L. Song of Solomon 1:6: Psalm 69:8

M. Song of Solomon 1:6: Song of Solomon 8:11

N. Song of Solomon 1:7: Song of Solomon 3:1-4

O. Song of Solomon 1:7: Song of Solomon 2:16; Song of Solomon 6:3

P. Song of Solomon 1:7: Isaiah 13:20; Jeremiah 33:12

Q. Song of Solomon 1:7: Song of Solomon 8:13

R. Song of Solomon 1:8: Song of Solomon 5:9; Song of Solomon 6:1

S. Song of Solomon 1:9: Song of Solomon 1:15; Song of Solomon 2:2; Song of Solomon 2:10; Song of Solomon 2:13

U. Song of Solomon 1:10: Song of Solomon 5:13

V. Song of Solomon 1:10: Genesis 24:53; Isaiah 61:10

W. Song of Solomon 1:12: Song of Solomon 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:3

X. Song of Solomon 1:13: Psalm 45:8; John 19:39

Y. Song of Solomon 1:14: Song of Solomon 4:13

Z. Song of Solomon 1:14: 1 Samuel 23:29

AA. Song of Solomon 1:15: Song of Solomon 1:16; Song of Solomon 2:10; Song of Solomon 2:13; Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 4:7; Song of Solomon 6:4; Song of Solomon 6:10

AB. Song of Solomon 1:15: Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 5:12

AC. Song of Solomon 1:16: Song of Solomon 2:3; Song of Solomon 2:9; Song of Solomon 2:17; Song of Solomon 5:2; Song of Solomon 5:5; Song of Solomon 5:6; Song of Solomon 5:8

AD. Song of Solomon 1:17: Jeremiah 22:14