Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou
hast
doves'
eyes within
thy locks:
thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear
from
mount Gilead.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine
eyes are
`as'
doves
behind
thy veil.
Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie
along
the
side
of
mount Gilead.
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep
that are even
shorn, which came
up from the washing ;
whereof every one bear
twins, and none is barren
among them.
Thy teeth are like a flock `
of ewes'
that are `newly'
shorn, Which are
come
up from the washing ,
Whereof every one hath
twins, And none is bereaved
among them.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech
is comely :
thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within
thy locks
.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth
is comely .
Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind
thy veil
.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury
, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory
, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the
shields of the
mighty men.
Thy two breasts are like two young
roes
that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Thy two breasts are like two fawns
That are twins of
a
roe
, Which feed among the lilies.
Until the day break
, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Until the day be
cool
, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Thou art all fair, my love; And
there is no spot in thee.
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse
, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir
and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
Come with me from Lebanon, `
my '
bride
, With me from Lebanon: Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Senir
and Hermon, From the lions' dens, From the mountains of the leopards.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse
; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, `
my '
bride
; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse
! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell
of thine ointments
than all spices!
How fair is thy love, my sister, `
my '
bride
! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance
of thine oils
than all manner
of
spices!
Thy lips, O my spouse
, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Thy lips, O `
my '
bride
, drop `
as '
the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
A garden inclosed
is my sister, my spouse
; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
A garden shut
up
is my sister, `
my '
bride
; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Thy plants
are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant
fruits; camphire,
with spikenard,
Thy shoots
are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious
fruits; Henna
with spikenard plants
,
Spikenard and saffron ;
calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices :
Spikenard and saffron ,
Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices .
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
`Thou
art'
a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing
streams from Lebanon.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant
fruits.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his precious
fruits.
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