1 Whither is thy beloved{H1730} gone{H1980}{(H8804)}, O thou fairest{H3303} among women{H802}? whither is thy beloved{H1730} turned aside{H6437}{(H8804)}? that we may seek{H1245}{(H8762)} him with thee.

2 My beloved{H1730} is gone down{H3381}{(H8804)} into his garden{H1588}, to the beds{H6170} of spices{H1314}, to feed{H7462}{(H8800)} in the gardens{H1588}, and to gather{H3950}{(H8800)} lilies{H7799}.

3 I am my beloved's{H1730}, and my beloved{H1730} is mine: he feedeth{H7462}{(H8802)} among the lilies{H7799}.

4 Thou art beautiful{H3303}, O my love{H7474}, as Tirzah{H8656}, comely{H5000} as Jerusalem{H3389}, terrible{H366} as an army with banners{H1713}{(H8737)}.

5 Turn away{H5437}{(H8685)} thine eyes{H5869} from me, for they{H1992} have overcome{H7292}{(H8689)} me: thy hair{H8181} is as a flock{H5739} of goats{H5795} that appear{H1570} from Gilead{H1568}.

6 Thy teeth{H8127} are as a flock{H5739} of sheep{H7353} which go up{H5927}{(H8804)} from the washing{H7367}, whereof every one beareth twins{H8382}{(H8688)}, and there is not one barren{H7909} among them.

7 As a piece{H6400} of a pomegranate{H7416} are thy temples{H7541} within{H1157} thy locks{H6777}.

8 There are threescore{H8346} queens{H4436}, and fourscore{H8084} concubines{H6370}, and virgins{H5959} without number{H4557}.

9 My dove{H3123}, my undefiled{H8535} is but one{H259}; she is the only one{H259} of her mother{H517}, she is the choice{H1249} one of her that bare{H3205}{(H8802)} her. The daughters{H1323} saw{H7200}{(H8804)} her, and blessed{H833}{(H8762)} her; yea, the queens{H4436} and the concubines{H6370}, and they praised{H1984}{(H8762)} her.

10 Who is she that looketh forth{H8259}{(H8737)} as the morning{H7837}, fair{H3303} as the moon{H3842}, clear{H1249} as the sun{H2535}, and terrible{H366} as an army with banners{H1713}{(H8737)}?

11 I went down{H3381}{(H8804)} into the garden{H1594} of nuts{H93} to see{H7200}{(H8800)} the fruits{H3} of the valley{H5158}, and to see{H7200}{(H8800)} whether the vine{H1612} flourished{H6524}{(H8804)}, and the pomegranates{H7416} budded{H5132}{(H8689)}.

12 Or ever I was aware{H3045}{(H8804)}, my soul{H5315} made{H7760}{(H8804)} me like the chariots{H4818} of Amminadib{H5993}.

13 Return{H7725}{(H8798)}, return{H7725}{(H8798)}, O Shulamite{H7759}; return{H7725}{(H8798)}, return{H7725}{(H8798)}, that we may look{H2372}{(H8799)} upon thee. What will ye see{H2372}{(H8799)} in the Shulamite{H7759}? As it were the company{H4246} of two armies{H4264}.