The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
The Song of songs, which is Solomon's. Beloved
Translation comparison
Song of Solomon 1
17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
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 your
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
.
Your
oils
have
a
pleasing
fragrance.
Your
name is oil
poured forth, Therefore the virgins love you
.
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
.
Take
me away
with
you.
Let
us
hurry.
The king has
brought me into his chambers .
Friends
We will be glad and rejoice in you.
We will praise
your
love more than wine !
Beloved
They
are
right
to
love you
.
I am black
, but comely
, O
ye
daughters of Jerusalem, as
the
tents of
Kedar
, as
the
curtains of
Solomon
.
I am dark
, but lovely
, You
daughters of Jerusalem, Like
Kedar's
tents, Like
Solomon's
curtains.
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.
Don't
stare
at
me because I am dark
, Because the sun has
scorched
me .
My mother's sons
were angry with me .
They made me keeper of the vineyards .
I haven't
kept my
own
vineyard
.
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, you
whom my soul loves
, Where you
graze
your
flock
, Where you
rest them
at noon ;
For why should I be as one who
is
veiled
Beside
the flocks of your
companions? Lover
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 you
don't
know, most
beautiful
among women, Follow
the tracks
of the sheep.
Graze
your
young
goats
beside the shepherds' tents.
I have compared thee
, O
my love, to a company
of
horses
in Pharaoh's chariots.
I have compared you
, my love, To a steed
in Pharaoh's chariots.
Thy
cheeks are comely
with rows
of
jewels
, thy
neck with chains
of gold
.
Your
cheeks are beautiful
with earrings
, Your
neck with strings
of jewels
.
We will make thee
borders
of gold with studs of silver.
We will make you
earrings
of gold ,
With studs of silver. Beloved
While the king sitteth
at his table, my spikenard
sendeth
forth
the
smell
thereof
.
While the king sat
at his table, My perfume
spread
its
fragrance
.
A
bundle
of
myrrh
is
my well-
beloved unto
me ;
he
shall
lie
all
night
betwixt
my breasts.
My beloved is
to
me a
sachet
of
myrrh,
That
lies
between
my breasts.
My beloved is unto
me as
a cluster of camphire
in
the vineyards of Engedi
.
My beloved is to
me a cluster of henna
blossoms
From
the vineyards of En
Gedi
. Lover
Behold, thou
art
fair
, my love ;
behold, thou
art
fair;
thou
hast
doves'
eyes.
Behold, you
are
beautiful
, my love .
Behold, you
are
beautiful.
Your
eyes are
doves
. Beloved
Behold, thou
art
fair
, my beloved, yea
, pleasant :
also
our bed
is green
.
Behold, you
are
beautiful
, my beloved, yes
, pleasant ;
And
our couch
is verdant
. Lover
The beams of our house are cedar,
and
our rafters of
fir
.
The beams of our house are cedars.
Our rafters are
firs
. Beloved
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