OET SNG chapter 1

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Literal Version

1 The song to beat all songs by Shelomoh (Solomon).[ref]

1 The _song _of the_songs which for_Shəlomoh’s.

1:2 The first song

The bride

2 Let him kiss me on the lips,

because your caresses are better than wine.

3 As for the fragrance of your perfumes—they’re good.

Your reputation is like fragant oil

so the eligible young women love you.

4 Take me with you—let’s run.

May the king has brought me to his bedroom.

Yerushalem’s young women

Let’s be happy and celebrate with you.

We will praise your love more than wine.

The bride

It’s right that they love you.

5 I am black but lovely, daughters of Yerushalem,

like the tents in Kedar.

Like Shelomoh’s palace curtains.

6 Don’t look at me, that I’m black.

That the sun scorched me.

My brothers were angry with me.

They forced me to look after our vineyards—

but I haven’t maintained my own vineyard.

7 Declare to me, you who my heart loves.

Where do you graze?

Where do you make your flocks lie down at noontime?

Why should I be like a woman who covers herself beside your companions’ flocks?

The groom

8 If you don’t know, most beautiful among women,

follow the footprints of the flock,

and graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

9 I liken you, my darling,

to a mare walking among Far’oh’s (Pharaoh’s) stallions hitched to chariots.

10 Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings.

≈Your neck is beautiful with necklaces.

Yerushalem’s young women

11 We’ll make gold earrings

≈with silver studs.

The bride

12 While the king was on his couch,

my perfume gave off its fragrance.

13 My dearest is like a perfume sachet

that stays between my breasts.

14 My dearest is like a cluster of henna blossoms to me,

in the Engedi vineyards.

The groom

15 Wow, you’re beautiful, my darling.

≈Look at you, beautiful, with your doves’ eyes.

The bride

16 Look at you. You’re handsome, my dearest, truly pleasant.

Indeed, our couch is comfortable.

17 The beams of our house are cedar.

≈Our rafters are pine.

1:1: 1Ki 4:32.

2 Kiss_me with_kisses _of mouth _of_his if/because are_good love _of_your than_wine.
3 As_fragrance perfumes _of_your are_good is_oil which_it _is _poured _out your(ms)_name on/upon/above/on _account _of//he/it _went _in yes/correct/thus/so young _women love_you.
4 Draw_me after_you let _us _run bring_me the_king chambers _of_his let _us _be _glad and_rejoice on/over_you(fs) let _us _bring _to _remembrance love _of_your more _than_wine uprightness(es) love_you.
5 am_black I and_lovely Oh _daughters _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) like_tents _of Qēdār like_curtains _of Shəlomoh.
6 Do _not stare_me because_I am_blackish because_gazed _on_me the_sun the _sons _of mother’s _of_my they _were _angry in/on/at/with_me made_me one _who_keeps DOM the_vineyards vineyard _of_my _own that_to_me not I _have _kept.
7 Tell to/for_me whom_loves soul _of_my where will _you _graze where will _you _make_them_lie _down in/on/at/with_noon for_to/for_why will _I _be like_veiled with the _flocks _of companions _of_your.
8 If not you _know to/for_you(fs) the_most _beautiful in/on/at/with_women go _out to/for_you(fs) in/on/at/with_tracks _of the_flock and_pasture DOM young _goats _of_your at the _dwelling _places _of the_shepherds.
9 to_mare _of_my in/on/at/with_chariots _of Parˊoh compare_you darling _of_my.
10 They _are _delightful cheeks _of_your in/on/at/with_ornaments neck _of_your in/on/at/with_strings _of _jewels.
11 Strings _of _jewels _of gold we _will _make for_you with (the)_studs _of the_silver.
12 Until that_the_king in/on/at/with_couch _of_his perfume _of_my it _gave _forth fragrance _of_its.
13 is_(the)_bag _of the_myrrh beloved _of_my to_me between breasts _of_my it _lodges.
14 is_(the)_cluster _of the_henna _blossoms beloved _of_my to_me in/on/at/with_vineyards _of ˊĒyn.
15 how_you are_beautiful darling _of_my how_you are_beautiful eyes _of_your are_doves.
16 How_you[fn][fn] are_beautiful beloved _of_my also pleasant also couch _of_our is_luxuriant.
17 The _beams _of house _of_our are_cedar(s) rafters _of_our[fn] are_cypress(es).

1:16 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

1:16 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

1:17 OSHB variant note: רחיט/נו: (x-qere) ’רַהִיטֵ֖/נוּ’: lemma_7351 n_0.0 morph_HNcmsc/Sp1cp id_222Kt רַהִיטֵ֖/נוּ

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