The \w song|strong="H7892"\w* of \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*, which \add is\add* \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w*. 

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love \add is\add* better than wine.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

Let him \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* me with the \w kisses|strong="H5390"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*: for thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* \add is\add* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.\f + \fr 1.2  \ft thy…: Heb. thy loves\f* 

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name \add is as\add* ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

Because of the \w savour|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w ointments|strong="H8081"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \add is as\add* \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w* poured \w forth|strong="H7324"\w*, therefore do the \w virgins|strong="H5959"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* thee. 

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

\w Draw|strong="H4900"\w* me, we will \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* thee: the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* hath \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* me into his \w chambers|strong="H2315"\w*: we will be \w glad|strong="H1523"\w* and \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in thee, we will \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* more than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*: the \w upright|strong="H4339"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* thee.\f + \fr 1.4  \ft the upright…: or, they love thee uprightly\f* 

I \add am\add* black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

I \add am\add* \w black|strong="H7838"\w*, but \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, as the \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* of \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w*, as the \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*. 

Look not upon me, because I \add am\add* black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; \add but\add* mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* not upon me, because I \add am\add* \w black|strong="H7840"\w*, because the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* hath \w looked|strong="H7805"\w* upon me: my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* were \w angry|strong="H2787"\w* with me; they \w made|strong="H7760"\w* me the \w keeper|strong="H5201"\w* of the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*; \add but\add* mine own \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* have I not \w kept|strong="H5201"\w*. 

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest \add thy flock\add* to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

\w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* me, O thou whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*, where thou \w feedest|strong="H7462"\w*, \w where|strong="H0349"\w* thou makest \add thy flock\add* to \w rest|strong="H7257"\w* at \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*: \w for|strong="H4100"\w* why should I be as one that turneth \w aside|strong="H5844"\w* by the \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w* of thy \w companions|strong="H2270"\w*?\f + \fr 1.7  \ft as one…: or, as one that is veiled\f* 

¶ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

¶ If thou \w know|strong="H3045"\w* not, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, go thy way \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* by the \w footsteps|strong="H6119"\w* of the \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*, and \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* thy \w kids|strong="H1429"\w* beside the \w shepherds’|strong="H7462"\w* \w tents|strong="H4908"\w*. 

I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.

I have \w compared|strong="H1819"\w* thee, O my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, to a company of \w horses|strong="H5484"\w* in \w Pharaoh’s|strong="H6547"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*. 

Thy cheeks are comely with rows \add of jewels\add*, thy neck with chains \add of gold\add*.

Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

Thy \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* are \w comely|strong="H4998"\w* with \w rows|strong="H8447"\w* \add of jewels\add*, thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* with \w chains|strong="H2737"\w* \add of gold\add*. 

We will \w make|strong="H6213"\w* thee \w borders|strong="H8447"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* with \w studs|strong="H5351"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 

¶ While the king \add sitteth\add* at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

¶ While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

¶ While the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \add sitteth\add* at his \w table|strong="H4524"\w*, my \w spikenard|strong="H5373"\w* sendeth \w forth|strong="H5414"\w* the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* thereof. 

A bundle of myrrh \add is\add* my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

A \w bundle|strong="H6872"\w* of \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* \add is\add* my \w wellbeloved|strong="H1730"\w* unto me; he shall \w lie|strong="H3885"\w* all night betwixt my \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*. 

My beloved \add is\add* unto me \add as\add* a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \add is\add* unto me \add as\add* a \w cluster|strong="H0811"\w* of \w camphire|strong="H3724"\w* in the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* of \w En-gedi|strong="H5872"\w*.\f + \fr 1.14  \ft camphire: or, cypress\f* 

Behold, thou \add art\add* fair, my love; behold, thou \add art\add* fair; thou \add hast\add* doves’ eyes.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.

Behold, thou \add art\add* \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; behold, thou \add art\add* \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*; thou \add hast\add* \w doves’|strong="H3123"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.\f + \fr 1.15  \ft my love: or, my companion\f* 

Behold, thou \add art\add* fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed \add is\add* green.

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Behold, thou \add art\add* \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, yea, \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w*: also our \w bed|strong="H6210"\w* \add is\add* \w green|strong="H7488"\w*. 

The beams of our house \add are\add* cedar, \add and\add* our rafters of fir.

The \w beams|strong="H6982"\w* of our \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \add are\add* \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*, \add and\add* our \w rafters|strong="H7351"\w* of \w fir|strong="H1266"\w*.\f + \fr 1.17  \ft rafters: or, galleries\f* 

I \add am\add* the rose of Sharon, \add and\add* the lily of the valleys.

I \add am\add* the \w rose|strong="H2261"\w* of \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w*, \add and\add* the \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* of the \w valleys|strong="H6010"\w*. 

As the lily among thorns, so \add is\add* my love among the daughters.

As the \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* among \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w*, so \add is\add* my \w love|strong="H7474"\w* among the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. 

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so \add is\add* my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit \add was\add* sweet to my taste.

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

As the apple \w tree|strong="H8598"\w* among the \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w*, so \add is\add* my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* among the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. I \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* down under his \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* with great \w delight|strong="H2530"\w*, and his \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* \add was\add* \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* to my \w taste|strong="H2441"\w*.\f + \fr 2.3  \ft I sat…: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc\f*\f + \fr 2.3  \ft taste: Heb. palate\f* 

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me \add was\add* love.

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

He \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* me to the \w banqueting|strong="H3196"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and his \w banner|strong="H1714"\w* over me \add was\add* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.\f + \fr 2.4  \ft banqueting…: Heb. house of wine\f* 

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I \add am\add* sick of love.

Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

\w Stay|strong="H5564"\w* me with \w flagons|strong="H0809"\w*, \w comfort|strong="H7502"\w* me with \w apples|strong="H8598"\w*: for I \add am\add* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* of \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.\f + \fr 2.5  \ft comfort…: Heb. straw me with apples\f* 

His left hand \add is\add* under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

His left \w hand|strong="H8040"\w* \add is\add* under my \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* doth \w embrace|strong="H2263"\w* me. 

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake \add my\add* love, till he please.

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, by the \w roes|strong="H6643"\w*, \w and|strong="H0176"\w* by the \w hinds|strong="H0355"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* \add my\add* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, till he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*.\f + \fr 2.7  \ft I charge…: Heb. I adjure you\f* 

¶ The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

¶ The \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*! behold, he \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* \w leaping|strong="H1801"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w skipping|strong="H7092"\w* upon the \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*. 

My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* is \w like|strong="H1819"\w* a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w*: behold, he \w standeth|strong="H5975"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* our \w wall|strong="H3796"\w*, he looketh \w forth|strong="H7688"\w* at the \w windows|strong="H2474"\w*, \w shewing|strong="H6692"\w* himself through the \w lattice|strong="H2762"\w*.\f + \fr 2.9  \ft shewing…: Heb. flourishing\f* 

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w spake|strong="H6030"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto me, Rise \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my fair \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, and come \w away|strong="H3212"\w*. 

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over \add and\add* gone;

For, lo, the \w winter|strong="H5638"\w* is \w past|strong="H5674"\w*, the \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* is \w over|strong="H2498"\w* \add and\add* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*; 

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing \add of birds\add* is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

The \w flowers|strong="H5339"\w* \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* on the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of the \w singing|strong="H2158"\w* \add of birds\add* is \w come|strong="H5060"\w*, and the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w turtle|strong="H8449"\w* is \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* in our \w land|strong="H0776"\w*; 

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines \add with\add* the tender grape give a \add good\add* smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

The fig \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* putteth \w forth|strong="H2590"\w* her green \w figs|strong="H6291"\w*, and the \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \add with\add* the tender \w grape|strong="H5563"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* a \add good\add* \w smell|strong="H7381"\w*. \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my fair \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, and come \w away|strong="H3212"\w*. 

¶ O my dove, \add that art\add* in the clefts of the rock, in the secret \add places\add* of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet \add is\add* thy voice, and thy countenance \add is\add* comely.

¶ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

¶ O my \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, \add that art\add* in the \w clefts|strong="H2288"\w* of the \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, in the \w secret|strong="H5643"\w* \add places\add* of the \w stairs|strong="H4095"\w*, let me \w see|strong="H7200"\w* thy \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w*, let me \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*; for \w sweet|strong="H6156"\w* \add is\add* thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and thy \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w* \add is\add* \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*. 

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines \add have\add* tender grapes.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

\w Take|strong="H0270"\w* us the \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*, the \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*, that \w spoil|strong="H2254"\w* the \w vines|strong="H3754"\w*: for our \w vines|strong="H3754"\w* \add have\add* tender \w grapes|strong="H5563"\w*. 

¶ My beloved \add is\add* mine, and I \add am\add* his: he feedeth among the lilies.

¶ My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

¶ My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \add is\add* mine, and I \add am\add* his: he \w feedeth|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*. 

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Until the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w break|strong="H6315"\w*, and the \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* flee \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, \w turn|strong="H5437"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and be thou \w like|strong="H1819"\w* a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w Bether|strong="H1336"\w*.\f + \fr 2.17  \ft of Bether: or, of division\f* 

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

By \w night|strong="H3915"\w* on my \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him not. 

I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.

I will \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* now, and go \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* in the \w streets|strong="H7784"\w*, and in the broad \w ways|strong="H7339"\w* I will \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him not. 

The watchmen that go about the city found me: \add to whom I said\add*, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

The \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* that go \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* me: \add to whom I said\add*, \w Saw|strong="H7200"\w* ye him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*? 

\add It was\add* but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

\add It was\add* but a \w little|strong="H4592"\w* that I \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* from them, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w held|strong="H0270"\w* him, and would not let him \w go|strong="H7503"\w*, until I had \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him into my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and into the \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w* of her that \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w* me. 

I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, by the \w roes|strong="H6643"\w*, \w and|strong="H0176"\w* by the \w hinds|strong="H0355"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* \add my\add* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, till he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*. 

¶ Who \add is\add* this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

¶ Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

¶ Who \add is\add* this that \w cometh|strong="H5927"\w* out of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* like \w pillars|strong="H8490"\w* of \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*, \w perfumed|strong="H6999"\w* with \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* and \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*, with all \w powders|strong="H0081"\w* of the \w merchant|strong="H7402"\w*? 

Behold his bed, which \add is\add* Solomon’s; threescore valiant men \add are\add* about it, of the valiant of Israel.

Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

Behold his \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*, which \add is\add* \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w*; \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w valiant|strong="H1368"\w* men \add are\add* \w about|strong="H5439"\w* it, of the \w valiant|strong="H1368"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 

They all hold swords, \add being\add* expert in war: every man \add hath\add* his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

They all \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*, \add being\add* \w expert|strong="H3925"\w* in \w war|strong="H4421"\w*: every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \add hath\add* his \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* upon his \w thigh|strong="H3409"\w* because of \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* in the \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 

\w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* himself a \w chariot|strong="H0668"\w* of the \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.\f + \fr 3.9  \ft a chariot: or, a bed\f* 

He made the pillars thereof \add of\add* silver, the bottom thereof \add of\add* gold, the covering of it \add of\add* purple, the midst thereof being paved \add with\add* love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

He \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* thereof \add of\add* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, the \w bottom|strong="H7507"\w* thereof \add of\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, the \w covering|strong="H4817"\w* of it \add of\add* \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*, the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* thereof being \w paved|strong="H7528"\w* \add with\add* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, for the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*. 

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* with the \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* wherewith his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w crowned|strong="H5849"\w* him in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w espousals|strong="H2861"\w*, and in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w* of his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*. 

Behold, thou \add art\add* fair, my love; behold, thou \add art\add* fair; thou \add hast\add* doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair \add is\add* as a flock of goats, that appear 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.

Behold, thou \add art\add* \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; behold, thou \add art\add* \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*; thou \add hast\add* \w doves’|strong="H3123"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*: thy \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \add is\add* as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*, that \w appear|strong="H1570"\w* from \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.\f + \fr 4.1  \ft that…: or, that eat of, etc\f* 

Thy teeth \add are\add* like a flock \add of sheep that are even\add* shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none \add is\add* barren 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.

Thy \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \add are\add* like a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* \add of sheep that are even\add* \w shorn|strong="H7094"\w*, which came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w washing|strong="H7367"\w*; whereof every one bear \w twins|strong="H8382"\w*, and none \add is\add* \w barren|strong="H7909"\w* among them. 

Thy lips \add are\add* like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech \add is\add* comely: thy temples \add are\add* like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

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.

Thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \add are\add* like a \w thread|strong="H2339"\w* of \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*, and thy \w speech|strong="H4057"\w* \add is\add* \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*: thy \w temples|strong="H7541"\w* \add are\add* like a \w piece|strong="H6400"\w* of a \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*. 

Thy neck \add is\add* like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \add is\add* like the \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w builded|strong="H1129"\w* for an \w armoury|strong="H8530"\w*, whereon there \w hang|strong="H8518"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w bucklers|strong="H4043"\w*, all \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* of mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*. 

Thy two breasts \add are\add* like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

Thy \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \add are\add* like \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w roes|strong="H6646"\w* that are \w twins|strong="H8380"\w*, which \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*. 

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Until the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w break|strong="H6315"\w*, and the \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* flee \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, I will \w get|strong="H3212"\w* me to the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* of \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, and to the \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* of \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*.\f + \fr 4.6  \ft break: Heb. breathe\f* 

Thou \add art\add* all fair, my love; \add there is\add* no spot in thee.

Thou \add art\add* all \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; \add there is\add* no \w spot|strong="H3971"\w* in thee. 

¶ Come with me from Lebanon, \add my\add* 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.

¶ 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.

¶ \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* with me from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*, with me from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*: \w look|strong="H7789"\w* from the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Amana|strong="H0549"\w*, from the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Shenir|strong="H8149"\w* and \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w*, from the \w lions’|strong="H0738"\w* \w dens|strong="H4585"\w*, from the \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* of the \w leopards|strong="H5246"\w*. 

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, \add my\add* spouse; thou hast ravished my heart 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.

Thou hast ravished my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*; thou hast ravished my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w* with \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, with \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w chain|strong="H6060"\w* of thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*.\f + \fr 4.9  \ft ravished: or, taken away\f* 

How fair is thy love, my sister, \add my\add* spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments 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!

How \w fair|strong="H3302"\w* is thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*! how much \w better|strong="H2895"\w* is thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*! and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thine \w ointments|strong="H8081"\w* than all \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*! 

Thy lips, O \add my\add* spouse, drop \add as\add* the honeycomb: honey and milk \add are\add* under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments \add is\add* like the smell 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.

Thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, O \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*, \w drop|strong="H5197"\w* \add as\add* the \w honeycomb|strong="H5317"\w*: \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* and \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \add are\add* under thy \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*; and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w garments|strong="H8008"\w* \add is\add* like the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. 

A garden inclosed \add is\add* my sister, \add my\add* spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

A \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w inclosed|strong="H5274"\w* \add is\add* my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*; a \w spring|strong="H1530"\w* shut \w up|strong="H5274"\w*, a \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w*. \f + \fr 4.12  \ft inclosed: Heb. barred\f*\f + \fr 4.12  \ft shut up: Heb. barred\f* 

Thy plants \add are\add* an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

Thy \w plants|strong="H7973"\w* \add are\add* an \w orchard|strong="H6508"\w* of \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*, with \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*; \w camphire|strong="H3724"\w*, with \w spikenard|strong="H5373"\w*,\f + \fr 4.13  \ft camphire: or, cypress\f* 

Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

\w Spikenard|strong="H5373"\w* and \w saffron|strong="H3750"\w*; \w calamus|strong="H7070"\w* and \w cinnamon|strong="H7076"\w*, with all \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*; \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* and \w aloes|strong="H0174"\w*, with all the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*: 

A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

A \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w* of \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, a \w well|strong="H0875"\w* of \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, and \w streams|strong="H5140"\w* from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*. 

¶ Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, \add that\add* the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his 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.

¶ \w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*, O north \w wind|strong="H6828"\w*; and \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, thou \w south|strong="H8486"\w*; \w blow|strong="H6315"\w* upon my \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, \add that\add* the \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* thereof may flow \w out|strong="H5140"\w*. Let my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into his \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, and \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* his \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*. 

I am come into my garden, my sister, \add my\add* spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

I am \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into my \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \add my\add* \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*: I have \w gathered|strong="H0717"\w* my \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* with my \w spice|strong="H1313"\w*; I have \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* my \w honeycomb|strong="H3293"\w* with my \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*; I have \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* my \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* with my \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*: \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, O \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*; \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, yea, drink \w abundantly|strong="H7937"\w*, O \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*.\f + \fr 5.1  \ft yea…: or, and be drunken with loves\f* 

¶ I sleep, but my heart waketh: \add it is\add* the voice of my beloved that knocketh, \add saying\add*, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, \add and\add* my locks with the drops of the night.

¶ I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.

¶ I \w sleep|strong="H3463"\w*, but my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w waketh|strong="H5782"\w*: \add it is\add* the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* that \w knocketh|strong="H1849"\w*, \add saying\add*, \w Open|strong="H6605"\w* to me, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, my \w undefiled|strong="H8535"\w*: for my \w head|strong="H7218"\w* is \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*, \add and\add* my \w locks|strong="H6977"\w* with the \w drops|strong="H7447"\w* of the \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. 

I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

I have put \w off|strong="H6584"\w* my \w coat|strong="H3801"\w*; \w how|strong="H0349"\w* shall I put it \w on|strong="H3847"\w*? I have \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* my \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*; \w how|strong="H0349"\w* shall I \w defile|strong="H2936"\w* them? 

My beloved put in his hand by the hole \add of the door\add*, and my bowels were moved for him.

My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* put \w in|strong="H7971"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w by|strong="H4480"\w* the \w hole|strong="H2356"\w* \add of the door\add*, and my \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* were \w moved|strong="H1993"\w* for him.\f + \fr 5.4  \ft for him: or, (as some read) in me\f* 

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped \add with\add* myrrh, and my fingers \add with\add* sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

I rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* to \w open|strong="H6605"\w* to my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*; and my \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w dropped|strong="H5197"\w* \add with\add* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, and my \w fingers|strong="H0676"\w* \add with\add* sweet \w smelling|strong="H5674"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, upon the \w handles|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w lock|strong="H4514"\w*.\f + \fr 5.5  \ft sweet…: Heb. passing, or, running about\f* 

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, \add and\add* was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

I \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* to my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*; but my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* had \w withdrawn|strong="H2559"\w* himself, \add and\add* was \w gone|strong="H5674"\w*: my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w failed|strong="H3318"\w* when he \w spake|strong="H1696"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I could not \w find|strong="H4672"\w* him; I \w called|strong="H7121"\w* him, but he gave me no \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*. 

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

The \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* that went \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* me, they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* me, they \w wounded|strong="H6481"\w* me; the \w keepers|strong="H8104"\w* of the \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* took \w away|strong="H5375"\w* my \w veil|strong="H7289"\w* from me. 

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I \add am\add* sick of love.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, if ye \w find|strong="H4672"\w* my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that ye \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* him, that I \add am\add* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* of \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.\f + \fr 5.8  \ft that ye: Heb. what, etc\f* 

¶ What \add is\add* thy beloved more than \add another\add* beloved, O thou fairest among women? what \add is\add* thy beloved more than \add another\add* beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¶ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¶ What \add is\add* thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* more than \add another\add* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*? what \add is\add* thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* more than \add another\add* \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that \w thou|strong="H3602"\w* dost so \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* us? 

My beloved \add is\add* white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \add is\add* \w white|strong="H6703"\w* and \w ruddy|strong="H0122"\w*, the \w chiefest|strong="H1713"\w* among ten \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w*.\f + \fr 5.10  \ft the chiefest: Heb. a standard-bearer\f* 

His head \add is as\add* the most fine gold, his locks \add are\add* bushy, \add and\add* black as a raven.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

His \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \add is as\add* the \w most|strong="H3800"\w* fine \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*, his \w locks|strong="H6977"\w* \add are\add* \w bushy|strong="H8534"\w*, \add and\add* \w black|strong="H7838"\w* as a \w raven|strong="H6158"\w*.\f + \fr 5.11  \ft bushy: or, curled\f* 

His eyes \add are\add* as \add the eyes\add* of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, \add and\add* fitly set.

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

+ \fr 5.12  \ft fitly…: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring

5.12  fitly…: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring

His \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \add are\add* as \add the eyes\add* of \w doves|strong="H3123"\w* by the \w rivers|strong="H0650"\w* of \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* with \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*, \add and\add* fitly \w set|strong="H3427"\w*.\f + \fr 5.12  \ft fitly…: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring\f* 

His cheeks \add are\add* as a bed of spices, \add as\add* sweet flowers: his lips \add like\add* lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

His \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* \add are\add* as a \w bed|strong="H6170"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, \add as\add* \w sweet|strong="H4840"\w* \w flowers|strong="H4026"\w*: his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \add like\add* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*, \w dropping|strong="H5197"\w* sweet \w smelling|strong="H5674"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*.\f + \fr 5.13  \ft sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes\f* 

His hands \add are as\add* gold rings set with the beryl: his belly \add is as\add* bright ivory overlaid \add with\add* sapphires.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

His \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \add are as\add* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w rings|strong="H1550"\w* \w set|strong="H4390"\w* with the \w beryl|strong="H8658"\w*: his \w belly|strong="H4578"\w* \add is as\add* \w bright|strong="H6247"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w overlaid|strong="H5968"\w* \add with\add* \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w*. 

His legs \add are as\add* pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance \add is\add* as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His \w legs|strong="H7785"\w* \add are as\add* \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* of \w marble|strong="H8336"\w*, \w set|strong="H3245"\w* upon \w sockets|strong="H0134"\w* of fine \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*: his \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w* \add is\add* as \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w excellent|strong="H0977"\w* as the \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w*. 

His mouth \add is\add* most sweet: yea, he \add is\add* altogether lovely. This \add is\add* my beloved, and this \add is\add* my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

His \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* \add is\add* most \w sweet|strong="H4477"\w*: yea, he \add is\add* altogether \w lovely|strong="H4261"\w*. This \add is\add* my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and this \add is\add* my \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.\f + \fr 5.16  \ft mouth: Heb. palate\f* 

Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

Whither is thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*? whither is thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* turned \w aside|strong="H6437"\w*? that we may \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* him with thee. 

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* is gone \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into his \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, to the \w beds|strong="H6170"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, to \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* in the \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, and to \w gather|strong="H3950"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*. 

I \add am\add* my beloved’s, and my beloved \add is\add* mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

I \add am\add* my \w beloved’s|strong="H1730"\w*, and my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \add is\add* mine: he \w feedeth|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*. 

¶ Thou \add art\add* beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as \add an army\add* with banners.

¶ Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

¶ Thou \add art\add* \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*, O my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, as \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*, \w comely|strong="H5000"\w* as \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w terrible|strong="H0366"\w* as \add an army\add* with \w banners|strong="H1713"\w*. 

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair \add is\add* as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

Turn \w away|strong="H5437"\w* thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* from me, for \w they|strong="H1992"\w* have \w overcome|strong="H7292"\w* me: thy \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* \add is\add* as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w goats|strong="H5795"\w* that \w appear|strong="H1570"\w* from \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.\f + \fr 6.5  \ft overcome…: or, puffed me up\f* 

Thy teeth \add are\add* as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and \add there is\add* not one barren among them.

Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

Thy \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \add are\add* as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w sheep|strong="H7353"\w* which go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w washing|strong="H7367"\w*, whereof every one beareth \w twins|strong="H8382"\w*, and \add there is\add* not one \w barren|strong="H7909"\w* among them. 

As a piece of a pomegranate \add are\add* thy temples within thy locks.

As a \w piece|strong="H6400"\w* of a \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w* \add are\add* thy \w temples|strong="H7541"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*. 

There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

There are \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w queens|strong="H4436"\w*, and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, and \w virgins|strong="H5959"\w* without \w number|strong="H4557"\w*. 

My dove, my undefiled is \add but\add* one; she \add is\add* the \add only\add* one of her mother, she \add is\add* the choice \add one\add* of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; \add yea\add*, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

My \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, my \w undefiled|strong="H8535"\w* is \add but\add* \w one|strong="H0259"\w*; she \add is\add* the \add only\add* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of her \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, she \add is\add* the \w choice|strong="H1249"\w* \add one\add* of her that \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* her. The \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* her, and \w blessed|strong="H0833"\w* her; \add yea\add*, the \w queens|strong="H4436"\w* and the \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, and they \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* her. 

¶ Who \add is\add* she \add that\add* looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, \add and\add* terrible as \add an army\add* with banners?

¶ Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

¶ Who \add is\add* she \add that\add* looketh \w forth|strong="H8259"\w* as the \w morning|strong="H7837"\w*, \w fair|strong="H3303"\w* as the \w moon|strong="H3842"\w*, \w clear|strong="H1249"\w* as the \w sun|strong="H2535"\w*, \add and\add* \w terrible|strong="H0366"\w* as \add an army\add* with \w banners|strong="H1713"\w*? 

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, \add and\add* to see whether the vine flourished, \add and\add* the pomegranates budded.

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

I went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into the \w garden|strong="H1594"\w* of \w nuts|strong="H0093"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w fruits|strong="H0003"\w* of the \w valley|strong="H5158"\w*, \add and\add* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* whether the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w flourished|strong="H6524"\w*, \add and\add* the \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* \w budded|strong="H5132"\w*. 

Or ever I was aware, my soul made me \add like\add* the chariots of Amminadib.

Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

+ \fr 6.12  \ft made…: or, set me on the chariots of my willing people

Or ever I was \w aware|strong="H3045"\w*, my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* me \add like\add* the \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* of \w Amminadib|strong="H5993"\w*.\f + \fr 6.12  \ft Or ever…: Heb. I knew not\f*\f + \fr 6.12  \ft made…: or, set me on the chariots of my willing people\f* 

Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

\w Return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, O \w Shulamite|strong="H7759"\w*; \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, that we may \w look|strong="H2372"\w* upon thee. What will ye \w see|strong="H2372"\w* in the \w Shulamite|strong="H7759"\w*? As it were the \w company|strong="H4246"\w* of two \w armies|strong="H4264"\w*.\f + \fr 6.13  \ft of…: or, of Mahanaim\f* 

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs \add are\add* like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.

How \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w* are thy \w feet|strong="H6471"\w* with \w shoes|strong="H5275"\w*, O \w prince’s|strong="H5081"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*! the \w joints|strong="H2542"\w* of thy \w thighs|strong="H3409"\w* \add are\add* like \w jewels|strong="H2481"\w*, the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of a cunning \w workman|strong="H0542"\w*. 

Thy navel \add is like\add* a round goblet, \add which\add* wanteth not liquor: thy belly \add is like\add* an heap of wheat set about with lilies.

Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.

Thy \w navel|strong="H8326"\w* \add is like\add* a \w round|strong="H5469"\w* \w goblet|strong="H0101"\w*, \add which\add* \w wanteth|strong="H2637"\w* not \w liquor|strong="H4197"\w*: thy \w belly|strong="H0990"\w* \add is like\add* an \w heap|strong="H6194"\w* of \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* set \w about|strong="H5473"\w* with \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.\f + \fr 7.2  \ft liquor: Heb. mixture\f* 

Thy two breasts \add are\add* like two young roes \add that are\add* twins.

Thy \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* \add are\add* like \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w roes|strong="H6646"\w* \add that are\add* \w twins|strong="H8380"\w*. 

Thy neck \add is\add* as a tower of ivory; thine eyes \add like\add* the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose \add is\add* as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

Thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* \add is\add* as a \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w*; thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \add like\add* the \w fishpools|strong="H1295"\w* in \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, by the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of \w Bath-rabbim|strong="H1337"\w*: thy \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* \add is\add* as the \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* which \w looketh|strong="H6822"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*. 

Thine head upon thee \add is\add* like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king \add is\add* held in the galleries.

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Thine \w head|strong="H7218"\w* upon thee \add is\add* like \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*, and the \w hair|strong="H1803"\w* of thine \w head|strong="H7218"\w* like \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*; the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \add is\add* \w held|strong="H0631"\w* in the \w galleries|strong="H7298"\w*.\f + \fr 7.5  \ft Carmel: or, crimson\f*\f + \fr 7.5  \ft held: Heb. bound\f* 

How \w fair|strong="H3302"\w* and how \w pleasant|strong="H5276"\w* art thou, O \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, for \w delights|strong="H8588"\w*! 

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters \add of grapes\add*.

This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.

This thy \w stature|strong="H6967"\w* is \w like|strong="H1819"\w* to a palm \w tree|strong="H8558"\w*, and thy \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* to \w clusters|strong="H0811"\w* \add of grapes\add*. 

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

I \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the palm \w tree|strong="H8558"\w*, I will take \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of the \w boughs|strong="H5577"\w* thereof: now also thy \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* shall be as \w clusters|strong="H0811"\w* of the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*, and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* like \w apples|strong="H8598"\w*; 

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth \add down\add* sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.

And the roof of thy \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* like the \w best|strong="H2896"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* for my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that \w goeth|strong="H1980"\w* \add down\add* \w sweetly|strong="H4339"\w*, causing the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of those that are \w asleep|strong="H3463"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1680"\w*.\f + \fr 7.9  \ft sweetly: Heb. straightly\f*\f + \fr 7.9  \ft of those…: or, of the ancient\f* 

¶ I \add am\add* my beloved’s, and his desire \add is\add* toward me.

¶ I \add am\add* my \w beloved’s|strong="H1730"\w*, and his \w desire|strong="H8669"\w* \add is\add* toward me. 

Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.

\w Come|strong="H3212"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, let us go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* into the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*; let us \w lodge|strong="H3885"\w* in the \w villages|strong="H3723"\w*. 

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, \add whether\add* the tender grape appear, \add and\add* the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

Let us get up \w early|strong="H7925"\w* to the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*; let us \w see|strong="H7200"\w* if the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w flourish|strong="H6524"\w*, \add whether\add* the tender \w grape|strong="H5563"\w* \w appear|strong="H6605"\w*, \add and\add* the \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* bud \w forth|strong="H5132"\w*: there will I \w give|strong="H5414"\w* thee my \w loves|strong="H1730"\w*.\f + \fr 7.12  \ft appear: Heb. open\f* 

The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates \add are\add* all manner of pleasant \add fruits\add*, new and old, \add which\add* I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.

The \w mandrakes|strong="H1736"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* a \w smell|strong="H7381"\w*, and at our \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* \add are\add* all manner of \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* \add fruits\add*, \w new|strong="H2319"\w* and \w old|strong="H3465"\w*, \add which\add* I have laid \w up|strong="H6845"\w* for thee, O my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*. 

O that thou \add wert\add* as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! \add when\add* I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

O \w that|strong="H5414"\w* thou \add wert\add* as my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, that \w sucked|strong="H3243"\w* the \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* of my \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*! \add when\add* I should \w find|strong="H4672"\w* thee \w without|strong="H2351"\w*, I would \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* thee; yea, I should not be \w despised|strong="H0936"\w*.\f + \fr 8.1  \ft I should not…: Heb. they should not despise me\f* 

I would lead thee, \add and\add* bring thee into my mother’s house, \add who\add* would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

I would \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* thee, \add and\add* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* thee into my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \add who\add* would \w instruct|strong="H3925"\w* me: I would cause thee to \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* of \w spiced|strong="H7544"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* of the \w juice|strong="H6071"\w* of my \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*. 

His left hand \add should be\add* under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

His left \w hand|strong="H8040"\w* \add should be\add* under my \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* should \w embrace|strong="H2263"\w* me. 

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake \add my\add* love, until he please.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* \add my\add* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, until he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*.\f + \fr 8.4  \ft that…: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc\f* 

Who \add is\add* this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth \add that\add* bare thee.

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

Who \add is\add* this that cometh \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w leaning|strong="H7514"\w* upon her \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*? I \w raised|strong="H5782"\w* thee up under the apple \w tree|strong="H8598"\w*: there thy \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* brought thee \w forth|strong="H2254"\w*: there she brought thee \w forth|strong="H2254"\w* \add that\add* \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* thee. 

¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love \add is\add* strong as death; jealousy \add is\add* cruel as the grave: the coals thereof \add are\add* coals of fire, \add which hath a\add* most vehement flame.

¶ Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

¶ \w Set|strong="H7760"\w* me as a \w seal|strong="H2368"\w* upon thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, as a \w seal|strong="H2368"\w* upon thine \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*: for \w love|strong="H0160"\w* \add is\add* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* as \w death|strong="H4194"\w*; \w jealousy|strong="H7068"\w* \add is\add* \w cruel|strong="H7186"\w* as the \w grave|strong="H7585"\w*: the \w coals|strong="H7565"\w* thereof \add are\add* \w coals|strong="H7565"\w* of \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \add which hath a\add* most vehement \w flame|strong="H7957"\w*.\f + \fr 8.6  \ft cruel: Heb. hard\f* 

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if \add a\add* man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, neither can the \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w drown|strong="H7857"\w* it: if \add a\add* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* would \w give|strong="H5414"\w* all the \w substance|strong="H1952"\w* of his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, it would \w utterly|strong="H0936"\w* be \w contemned|strong="H0936"\w*. 

¶ We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

¶ We have a \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, and she hath no \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*: what shall we \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for our \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* when she shall be spoken \w for|strong="H1696"\w*? 

If she \add be\add* a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she \add be\add* a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

If she \add be\add* a \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, we will \w build|strong="H1129"\w* upon her a \w palace|strong="H2918"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*: and if she \add be\add* a \w door|strong="H1817"\w*, we will \w inclose|strong="H6696"\w* her with \w boards|strong="H3871"\w* of \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*. 

I \add am\add* a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

I \add am\add* a \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, and my \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* like \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*: then was I in his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* as one that \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w favour|strong="H7965"\w*.\f + \fr 8.10  \ft favour: Heb. peace\f* 

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand \add pieces\add* of silver.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

\w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had a \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* at \w Baal-hamon|strong="H1174"\w*; he let \w out|strong="H5414"\w* the \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* unto \w keepers|strong="H5201"\w*; every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* for the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof was to \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \add pieces\add* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*. 

My vineyard, which \add is\add* mine, \add is\add* before me: thou, O Solomon, \add must have\add* a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

My \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, which \add is\add* mine, \add is\add* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me: thou, O \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, \add must have\add* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, and those that \w keep|strong="H5201"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*. 

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear \add it\add*.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Thou that \w dwellest|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, the \w companions|strong="H2270"\w* \w hearken|strong="H7181"\w* to thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: cause me to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \add it\add*. 

¶ Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

¶ Make \w haste|strong="H1272"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and be thou \w like|strong="H1819"\w* to a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or to a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*.\f + \fr 8.14  \ft Make…: Heb. Flee away\f* 