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OET by section SNG 3:6

SNG 3:6–5:1 ©

The third song

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

3:6 The third song

The bride

6Who’s that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke—

fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense from all the merchant’s powders?

7Look, it’s his chair carried on poles.

It belongs to Shelomoh (Solomon) and sixty Israeli warriors surround it.

8Each of them is studied in war and holding a sword.

Each one has his sword at his thigh against the dangers in the nights.

9King Shelomoh had a chair carried on poles made for himself

from the trees from Lebanon.

10Its posts were made of silver, its back, gold, and its seat, purple cloth.

Its interior was decorated with love by Yerushalem’s young women.

11Go out and look, young women of Tsiyyon, at King Shelomoh.

Look at the crown his mother crowned him with

on the day of his wedding

on the day that his heart was filled with happiness.

4 The groom

4Wow, you’re beautiful, my darling.

Look, at you, so beautiful.

Your eyes are doves from behind your veil.

Your hair is like a flock of goats that hop down from the slopes of Gilead.

2Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep that have come up from the washing,

all of which have identical pairs and none of them have been lost.

3Your lips are like a scarlet thread and your mouth is lovely.

Your cheeks are like a slice of pomegranate from behind your veil.

4Your neck is like the tower of David that’s built of layers—

a thousand shields hanging on it—all the shields of the warriors.

5Your two breasts are like two fawns

twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.

6Until the daylight arrives and the shadows flee,

I myself will go to the mountain of myrrh

and to the hill of frankincense.

7All of you is beautiful, my darling,

and you don’t have any flaws.


8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.

Descend from the top of Amana,

from the top of Senir and Hermon,

from the hiding places of lions,

from the mountains of leopards.

9You have enchanted my heart, my girlfriend, my bride.

You’ve enchanted my heart with one look from your eyes

with one jewel from your necklace.

10How your love is beautiful, my girlfriend, my bride.

How your love is better than wine

and the smell of your oils is nicer than all spices.

11Your lips drip with nectar, my bride.

Honey and milk are under your tongue,

and your clothes smell nice like Lebanon’s forests.


12My girlfriend, my bride, is a locked garden,

a locked spring, a sealed fountain.

13Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranate trees with delicious fruits,

and henna and nard spice plants,

14nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees used for incense,

myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices,

15a fountain of gardens,

a well of living waters,

and streams flowing down from Lebanon.

The bride

16Wake up, north wind, and come, south wind.

Blow on my garden and let its spices flow.

Let my dearest come to his garden and eat its delicious fruit.

5 The groom

5I have come to my garden, my girlfriend, my bride.

I’ve plucked my myrrh with my spice.

I’ve eaten my honeycomb with my honey.

I’ve drunk my wine with my milk.

Yerushalem’s young women

Eat, friends,

drink, and drink freely, dear ones.

6who this is_coming_up from the_wilderness like_column_of smoke she_is_perfumed_of myrrh and_frankincense from_all the_scent-powder_of a_trader.
7There litter_of_him that_of_Shəlomoh sixty warriors are_around to/for_her/it from_mighty_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
8All_of_them[fn] are_grasped_of a_sword trained_of warfare each_one sword_of_his is_on side_of_his against_terror in/on/at/with_night.
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9a_litter he_has_made to_him/it the_king Shəlomoh from_wood_of the_Ləⱱānōn.
10Posts_of_its he_made silver back_of_its gold seat_of_its purple_wool interior_of_its was_fitted_out leather by_daughters_of Yərūshālam.
11Come_out and_look Oh_daughters_of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) in/on/at/with_king Shəlomoh in/on/at/with_crown which_crowned for_him/it his/its_mother in/on_day wedding_of_his and_in/on/at/with_day_of the_rejoicing_of his/its_heart.
4how_you are_beautiful darling_of_my how_you are_beautiful eyes_of_your are_doves from_behind to_veil_of_your hair_of_your like_flock_of the_goats that_moving_down from_hill of_Gilˊād.
2Teeth_of_your like_flock_of the_shorn that_come_up from the_washing which_all_of_which are_bearing_twins and_bereaved there_is_not in/on/at/with_them.
3Like_thread_of the_scarlet lips_of_your and_mouth_of_your is_lovely like_halves_of the_pomegranate cheeks_of_your from_behind to_veil_of_your.
4Like_tower_of Dāvid neck_of_your built in_courses (the)_thousand the_shields is_hung on/upon/above_him/it all_of the_shields_of the_warriors.
5The_two_of breasts_of_your like_two_of fawns twins_of a_gazelle the_feed in/on/at/with_lilies.
6Until when_breathes the_day and_flee the_shadows I_will_go to_me to the_mountain_of the_myrrh and_near/to the_hill_of the_frankincense.
7Altogether_of_you is_beautiful darling_of_my and_flaw there_is_not on/over_you(fs).
8with_me from_Ləⱱānōn Oh_bride with_me from_Ləⱱānōn you_will_come you_will_come_down from_peak_of Amana from_top_of Sənīr and_Ḩermōn from_dens_of lions from_mountains_of leopards.
9Ravished_heart_my sister_of_my bride stolen_heart_my in/on/at/with_one[fn] of_eyes_of_your in/on/at/with_one_of necklace of_necklace_of_your.
10How they_are_beautiful love_of_your sister_of_my bride how love_of_your they_are_good than_wine and_fragrance_of oils_of_your from_all spices.
11Honey they_drip lips_of_your Oh_bride honey and_milk are_under tongue_of_your and_fragrance_of garments_of_your like_fragrance_of Ləⱱānōn.
12is_a_garden locked sister_of_my bride a_spring locked a_spring sealed_up.
13Shoots_of_your are_a_garden_of pomegranates with fruit_of excellence(s) henna_plants with nard_plants.
14Nard and_saffron calamus and_cinnamon with all_of the_trees_of frankincense myrrh and_aloes with all_of the_best_of spices.
15A_spring_of gardens a_well_of water living and_flowing_streams from Ləⱱānōn.
16Awake Oh_north_wind and_come Oh_south_wind make_breathe garden_of_my fragrance_of_its let_them_flow beloved_of_my let_him_come to_garden_of_his and_eat the_fruit_of choice_of_its.
5I_have_come to_garden_of_my sister_of_my bride I_have_gathered myrrh_of_my with spice_of_my I_have_eaten honeycomb_of_my with honey_of_my I_have_drunk wine_of_my with milk_of_my eat Oh_friends drink and_drunk Oh_lovers.

3:8 OSHB note: We read the punctuation in L differently from BHQ.

3:8 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

3:8 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

3:8 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

4:9 OSHB variant note: ב/אחד: (x-qere) ’בְּ/אַחַ֣ת’: lemma_b/259 morph_HR/Acfsa id_22zCS בְּ/אַחַ֣ת

SNG 3:6–5:1 ©

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