The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Translation comparison
Song of Solomon 1
17 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth :
for thy love is better than wine.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth ;
For thy love is better than wine.
Because
of
the
savour
of
thy
good
ointments
thy name is as ointment
poured forth ,
therefore do the virgins love thee.
Thine
oils
have
a
goodly
fragrance;
Thy name is `
as '
oil
poured forth ;
Therefore do the virgins love thee.
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.
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 make
mention
of
thy love more than of
wine: Rightly
do
they
love thee.
I am black, but comely, O
ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am black, but comely, Oh
ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black
, because the sun hath looked
upon
me :
my mother's children
were angry
with
me; they made me the
keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Look not upon me, because I am swarthy
, Because the sun hath scorched
me .
My mother's sons
were incensed
against
me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; `
But '
mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy
flock
to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth
aside
by
the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest `thy
flock'
, Where thou makest `it'
to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is
veiled
Beside
the flocks of thy companions?
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, And feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company
of
horses
in Pharaoh's chariots.
I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed
in Pharaoh's chariots.
Thy cheeks are comely with rows
of jewels
, thy neck with chains
of gold
.
Thy cheeks are comely with plaits
`
of hair'
, Thy neck with strings
of jewels
.
We will make thee borders
of gold with studs of silver.
We will make thee plaits
of gold With studs of silver.
While the king sitteth
at his table, my spikenard sendeth
forth the
smell
thereof
.
While the king sat
at his table, My spikenard sent
forth its
fragrance
.
A
bundle
of
myrrh
is
my well-
beloved unto me ;
he
shall
lie
all
night
betwixt my breasts.
My beloved is
unto me `as'
a
bundle
of
myrrh,
That
lieth
betwixt my breasts.
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire
in the vineyards of Engedi
.
My beloved is unto me `
as '
a cluster of henna-flowers
In the vineyards of En-gedi
.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold ,
thou art fair; thou
hast
doves'
eyes.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine
eyes are
`as'
doves
.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed
is green.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch
is green.
The beams of our house are cedar
, and our rafters of
fir
.
The beams of our house are cedars
, `
And '
our rafters are
firs
.
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