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Verse 1

The Song{H7892} of songs,{H7892} which is Solomon's.{H8010}

Verse 2

Let him kiss{H5401} me with the kisses{H5390} of his mouth;{H6310} For thy love{H1730} is better{H2896} than wine.{H3196}

Verse 3

Thine oils{H8081} have a goodly{H2896} fragrance;{H7381} Thy name{H8034} is [as] oil{H8081} poured forth;{H7324} Therefore do the virgins{H5959} love{H157} thee.

Verse 4

Draw{H4900} me; we will run{H7323} after{H310} thee: The king{H4428} hath brought{H935} me into his chambers;{H2315} We will be glad{H1523} and rejoice{H8055} in thee; We will make mention{H2142} of thy love{H1730} more than of wine:{H3196} Rightly{H4339} do they love{H157} thee.

Verse 5

I am black,{H7838} but comely,{H5000} Oh ye daughters{H1323} of Jerusalem,{H3389} As the tents{H168} of Kedar,{H6938} As the curtains{H3407} of Solomon.{H8010}

Verse 6

Look{H7200} not upon me, because I am swarthy,{H7840} Because the sun{H8121} hath scorched{H7805} me. My mother's{H517} sons{H1121} were incensed{H2787} against me; They made{H7760} me keeper{H5201} of the vineyards;{H3754} But mine own vineyard{H3754} have I not kept.{H5201}

Verse 7

Tell{H5046} me, O thou whom my soul{H5315} loveth,{H157} Where{H349} thou feedest{H7462} [thy flock], Where{H349} thou makest [it] to rest{H7257} at noon:{H6672} For{H4100} why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks{H5739} of thy companions?{H2270}

Verse 8

If thou know{H3045} not, O thou fairest{H3303} among women,{H802} Go thy way forth{H3318} by the footsteps{H6119} of the flock,{H6629} And feed{H7462} thy kids{H1429} beside the shepherds'{H7462} tents.{H4908}

Verse 9

I have compared{H1819} thee, O my love,{H7474} To a steed{H5484} in Pharaoh's{H6547} chariots.{H7393}

Verse 10

Thy cheeks{H3895} are comely{H4998} with plaits{H8447} [of hair], Thy neck{H6677} with strings{H2737} of jewels.

Verse 11

We will make{H6213} thee plaits{H8447} of gold{H2091} With studs{H5351} of silver.{H3701}

Verse 12

While the king{H4428} sat at his table,{H4524} My spikenard{H5373} sent forth{H5414} its fragrance.{H7381}

Verse 13

My beloved{H1730} is unto me [as] a bundle{H6872} of myrrh,{H4753} That lieth{H3885} betwixt my breasts.{H7699}

Verse 14

My beloved{H1730} is unto me [as] a cluster{H811} of henna-flowers{H3724} In the vineyards{H3754} of En-gedi.{H5872}

Verse 15

Behold, thou art fair,{H3303} my love;{H7474} Behold thou art fair;{H3303} Thine eyes{H5869} are [as] doves.{H3123}

Verse 16

Behold, thou art fair,{H3303} my beloved,{H1730} yea, pleasant:{H5273} Also our couch{H6210} is green.{H7488}

Verse 17

The beams{H6982} of our house{H1004} are cedars,{H730} [And] our rafters{H7351} are firs.{H1266}

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