Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
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 ,
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 .
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
Thy
neck
is
like
the tower of David builded
for an armoury, whereon
there
hang
a
thousand
bucklers
, all shields of mighty men
.
Thy two breasts `
are '
as
two fawns,
Twins
of
a
roe,
that are feeding
among lilies.
Thy two breasts are like
two young
roes
that are twins,
which
feed
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.
Until
the day break, 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 friend,
And
a
blemish
there is not
in thee. Come
from
Lebanon,
O
spouse,
Thou art all fair, my love;
there is no
spot
in thee.
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
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.
Thou hast emboldened
me
, my sister -spouse
, Emboldened
me
with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
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.
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 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 !
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.
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.
A garden shut
up
`
is '
my sister -spouse
, A spring shut up --
a fountain sealed.
A garden inclosed
is my sister, my
spouse;
a spring shut up ,
a fountain sealed.
Thy shoots
a
paradise
of pomegranates, With precious
fruits,
Thy plants
are
an
orchard
of pomegranates, with pleasant
fruits ;
camphire
, with
spikenard,
Cypresses
with
nard
--
nard
and saffron ,
Cane
and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense ,
Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices .
Spikenard
and saffron ;
calamus
and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense ;
myrrh and aloes, with all the
chief spices :
A fount
of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings
from Lebanon !
A fountain
of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams
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, 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 .
Scripture text: Young's Literal Translation and King James Version. Public domain.; UK publication rights are administered by the Crown's patentee; public domain in most other jurisdictions..