Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Lo,
thou
`art'
fair
, my friend,
lo,
thou
`art'
fair,
Thine
eyes `
are '
doves behind thy
veil ,
Thy
hair as
a row
of the
goats That
have
shone
from
mount Gilead ,
How
beautiful
you
are
, my darling—
how
very
beautiful!
Your
eyes are like
doves behind your
veil .
Your
hair is
like
a flock
of goats streaming
down
Mount Gilead .
Thy
teeth as
a row
of the
shorn ones
That
have
come
up from the washing ,
For
all
of
them
are
forming
twins
, And a
bereaved
one
is
not among
them.
Your
teeth are
like
a flock
of newly
shorn sheep
coming
up from the washing ;
each
has
its
twin
, and not one
of
them is
lost
.
As
a thread
of
scarlet `are'
thy
lips
, And thy
speech
`is'
comely,
As
the
work
of
the
pomegranate
`
is '
thy
temple
behind thy
veil ,
Your
lips
are
like
a scarlet ribbon
, and your
mouth
is lovely.
Your
brow
behind your
veil is
like
a
slice
of
pomegranate.
As
the tower of David `is'
thy
neck
, built for
an
armoury,
The
chief
of the
shields
are
hung
on it, All shields of the
mighty
.
Your
neck
is
like
the tower of David, built with
rows
of stones;
on it hang
a
thousand
shields
, all of
them
shields of warriors
.
Thy
two
breasts `
are '
as
two fawns, Twins of a roe,
that
are
feeding
among lilies.
Your
breasts are like
two fawns, twins of a gazelle
grazing
among the
lilies.
Till
the day doth
break
forth,
And the shadows have
fled
away
, I will get
me
unto
the mountain of myrrh ,
And unto
the hill of frankincense.
Before
the day breaks
and the shadows flee
, I will make
my
way
to
the mountain of myrrh and to
the hill of frankincense.
Thou
`art'
all
fair
, my friend,
And
a
blemish
there is not
in
thee
. Come
from
Lebanon,
O
spouse,
You
are
altogether
beautiful
, my darling;
in
you
there is no
flaw
.
Come from Lebanon, come thou
in.
Look
from the top
of Amana, From the top
of Shenir
and Hermon, From the habitations
of lions, From the mountains of leopards.
Come with
me
from Lebanon, my
bride,
come with
me
from Lebanon!
Descend
from
the peak
of Amana, from the summits
of Senir
and Hermon, from the dens
of the
lions, from the mountains of the
leopards.
Thou
hast
emboldened
me
, my sister -spouse
, Emboldened
me
with one of thine
eyes, With one chain
of thy
neck.
You
have
captured
my
heart
, my sister, my
bride;
you
have
stolen
my
heart
with one glance
of your
eyes, with one jewel
of your
neck.
How wonderful
have
been
thy
loves
, my sister -spouse
, How
much better have
been
thy
loves
than wine, And the fragrance of thy
perfumes
than all spices.
How delightful
is
your
love
, my sister, my
bride!
Your
love
is
much better than wine, and the fragrance of your
perfume
than all spices.
Thy
lips drop
honey
, O
spouse
, Honey and milk `
are '
under thy
tongue, And the fragrance of thy
garments `
Is '
as
the fragrance
of Lebanon.
Your
lips, my
bride
, drip
sweetness
like
the
honeycomb;
honey and milk are under your
tongue, and the fragrance of your
garments is like
the aroma
of Lebanon.
A garden shut
up `is'
my
sister-spouse
, A spring shut
up
--
a fountain sealed.
My
sister,
my
bride,
you
are
a garden locked
up, a spring enclosed,
a fountain sealed.
Thy
shoots
a
paradise
of pomegranates ,
With precious
fruits,
Your
branches
are
an
orchard
of pomegranates with the
choicest
of
fruits, with
henna
and
nard,
Cypresses
with nard --
nard
and saffron, Cane
and cinnamon, With all
trees
of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief
spices.
with nard and saffron, with
calamus
and cinnamon, with every
kind
of frankincense tree
, with
myrrh and aloes, with all the
finest
spices.
A fount
of
gardens
, a well of living
waters,
And
flowings
from Lebanon !
You
are
a garden
spring
, a well of fresh
water
flowing
down
from Lebanon .
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south ,
Cause
my garden to
breathe
forth,
its spices let
flow,
Let my beloved come to
his garden ,
And eat
its pleasant
fruits !
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind.
Breathe
on
my garden and
spread
the
fragrance
of
its spices .
Let my beloved come into
his garden and taste
its choicest
fruits .
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