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{\MT The Song of Solomon

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
Song
of
songs,
which
is
Solomon’s.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Let
him kiss
me
with
the
kisses
of
his
mouth;
\par }{\QB for
your
love
is
better
than
wine.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Your
oils
have
a pleasing fragrance.
\par }{\QB Your
name
is
oil poured
out,
\par }{\QB therefore
the virgins
love
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Take
me
away
with
you.
\par }{\QB Let’s hurry.
\par }{\QB The
king
has
brought
me
into
his
rooms.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q We
will
be
glad
and
rejoice
in
you.
\par }{\QB We
will praise
your
love more
than
wine!
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q They
are
right
to
love
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
am
dark,
but
lovely,
\par }{\QB you
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB like Kedar’s
tents,
\par }{\QB like
Solomon’s
curtains.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Don’t
stare
at
me because
I
am
dark,
\par }{\QB because
the
sun
has
scorched
me.
\par }{\Q My
mother’s
sons
were
angry
with
me.
\par }{\QB They
made
me keeper
of
the
vineyards.
\par }{\QB I
haven’t kept
my own
vineyard.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Tell
me,
you whom
my
soul
loves,
\par }{\QB where
you
graze
your
flock,
\par }{\QB where
you
rest
them
at
noon;
\par }{\QB for
why
should
I
be
as
one
who
is veiled
\par }{\QB beside
the
flocks
of
your
companions?
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{8}If
you
don’t
know, most
beautiful amongst
women,
\par }{\QB follow
the tracks
of
the
sheep.
\par }{\QB Graze
your
young
goats
beside
the shepherds’
tents.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}I have
compared you, my love,
\par }{\QB to
a steed
in
Pharaoh’s
chariots.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}Your
cheeks
are beautiful
with earrings,
\par }{\QB your
neck
with
strings
of jewels.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q \VS{11}We
will
make
you earrings
of
gold,
\par }{\QB with studs
of
silver.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{12}While
the
king sat
at
his
table,
\par }{\QB my
perfume
spread
its fragrance.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}My
beloved
is to me
a sachet
of
myrrh,
\par }{\QB that lies
between
my
breasts.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}My
beloved
is
to me a
cluster
of
henna
blossoms
\par }{\QB from the
vineyards
of En Gedi.
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Behold,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:15 }
“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
you
are
beautiful, my love.
\par }{\QB Behold,
you
are
beautiful.
\par }{\QB Your
eyes
are
like
doves.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Behold,
you
are
beautiful,
my
beloved,
yes,
pleasant;
\par }{\QB and our
couch
is verdant.
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{17}The
beams
of our
house
are
cedars.
\par }{\QB Our
rafters
are firs.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
am a
rose
of
Sharon,
\par }{\QB a
lily
of
the
valleys.
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{2}As
a
lily amongst
thorns,
\par }{\QB so
is
my love amongst
the
daughters.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{3}As
the
apple
tree amongst
the
trees
of
the
wood,
\par }{\QB so
is
my
beloved amongst
the
sons.
\par }{\Q I
sat
down
under
his
shadow
with
great
delight,
\par }{\QB his
fruit
was
sweet
to
my
taste.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}He
brought
me
to
the
banquet
hall.
\par }{\QB His
banner
over
me
is
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Strengthen
me
with
raisins,
\par }{\QB refresh
me
with
apples;
\par }{\QB for
I
am faint
with
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}His
left
hand
is
under
my
head.
\par }{\QB His
right
hand embraces
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}I
adjure
you,
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB by
the roes,
or
by
the
hinds
of
the
field,
\par }{\QB that
you
not
stir
up,
nor
awaken
love,
\par }{\QB until
it
so desires.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}The
voice
of
my
beloved!
\par }{\QB Behold,
he
comes,
\par }{\QB leaping
on
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB skipping
on
the
hills.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}My
beloved
is
like
a roe
or
a
young
deer.
\par }{\QB Behold,
he
stands
behind
our
wall!
\par }{\Q He
looks
in
at
the
windows.
\par }{\QB He glances
through
the
lattice.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}My
beloved
spoke,
and
said
to
me,
\par }{\QB “Rise
up,
my
love,
my
beautiful
one,
and
come away.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}For
behold,
the
winter
is
past.
\par }{\QB The
rain
is
over
and
gone.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}The
flowers
appear
on
the
earth.
\par }{\QB The
time
of
the singing
has
come,
\par }{\QB and
the
voice
of
the
turtledove
is
heard
in
our
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The
fig
tree ripens
her green
figs.
\par }{\QB The
vines are
in
blossom.
\par }{\QB They
give
out
their fragrance.
\par }{\Q Arise,
my love,
my
beautiful
one,
\par }{\QB and
come away.”
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{14}My
dove
in
the
clefts
of
the
rock,
\par }{\QB in
the
hiding places
of
the mountainside,
\par }{\QB let
me
see
your
face.
\par }{\QB Let
me
hear
your
voice;
\par }{\QB for
your
voice
is
sweet
and
your
face
is
lovely.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}Catch
for us
the
foxes,
\par }{\QB the
little
foxes that plunder
the
vineyards;
\par }{\QB for our
vineyards are in
blossom.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{16}My
beloved
is mine,
and
I
am his.
\par }{\QB He browses amongst
the
lilies.
\par }{\Q \VS{17}Until
the
day
is
cool,
and
the shadows
flee
away,
\par }{\QB turn,
my
beloved,
\par }{\QB and
be
like
a roe
or
a
young
deer
on
the
mountains
of
Bether.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}By
night
on
my
bed,
\par }{\QB I
sought
him whom
my
soul
loves.
\par }{\QB I
sought
him,
but
I
didn’t
find
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
will
get
up
now,
and
go
about
the
city;
\par }{\QB in
the
streets
and
in
the
squares
I
will
seek
him whom
my
soul
loves.
\par }{\QB I
sought
him,
but
I
didn’t
find
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}The
watchmen
who
go
about
the
city
found
me;
\par }{\QB “Have
you
seen
him whom
my
soul
loves?”
\par }{\Q \VS{4}I
had
scarcely
passed
from
them,
\par }{\QB when
I
found
him whom
my
soul
loves.
\par }{\Q I
held
him,
and
would
not
let
him
go,
\par }{\QB until
I
had
brought
him
into
my
mother’s
house,
\par }{\QB into
the
room
of
her
who
conceived
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}I
adjure
you,
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB by
the roes,
or
by
the
hinds
of
the
field,
\par }{\QB that
you
not
stir
up
nor
awaken
love,
\par }{\QB until
it
so desires.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Who
is
this
who
comes
up
from
the
wilderness
like pillars
of
smoke,
\par }{\QB perfumed
with
myrrh
and
frankincense,
\par }{\QB with
all spices
of
the
merchant?
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Behold,
it
is
Solomon’s carriage!
\par }{\QB Sixty
mighty
men
are
around
it,
\par }{\QB of
the
mighty
men
of
Israel.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}They
all
handle
the
sword,
and
are
expert
in
war.
\par }{\QB Every
man
has
his
sword
on
his
thigh,
\par }{\QB because
of
fear
in
the
night.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}King
Solomon
made himself
a carriage
\par }{\QB of
the
wood
of
Lebanon.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}He
made its
pillars
of
silver,
\par }{\QB its bottom
of
gold, its
seat
of
purple,
\par }{\QB the
middle
of
it being paved
with
love,
\par }{\QB from
the
daughters
of
Jerusalem.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Go
out,
you
daughters
of
Zion,
and
see
King
Solomon,
\par }{\QB with
the
crown
with which
his
mother
has
crowned
him,
\par }{\QB in
the
day
of
his weddings,
\par }{\QB in
the
day
of
the
gladness
of
his
heart.

\par }\Chap{4}{\SP Lover
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Behold,
you
are
beautiful,
my love.
\par }{\QB Behold,
you
are
beautiful.
\par }{\Q Your
eyes
are
like
doves
behind
your
veil.
\par }{\QB Your
hair
is
as
a
flock
of
goats,
\par }{\QB that descend
from
Mount
Gilead.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Your
teeth
are
like
a newly
shorn
flock,
\par }{\QB which
have
come
up
from
the
washing,
\par }{\QB where
every
one
of
them
has
twins.
\par }{\QB None
is bereaved amongst
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Your
lips
are like
scarlet
thread.
\par }{\QB Your mouth
is
lovely.
\par }{\QB Your
temples
are like
a
piece
of
a
pomegranate
behind your
veil.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Your
neck
is
like
David’s
tower
built
for
an armoury,
\par }{\QB on which
a
thousand
shields
hang,
\par }{\QB all
the
shields
of
the
mighty
men.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Your
two
breasts
are
like
two
fawns
\par }{\QB that
are
twins
of a roe,
\par }{\QB which
feed amongst
the
lilies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Until
the
day
is
cool,
and
the shadows
flee
away,
\par }{\QB I
will go
to
the
mountain
of
myrrh,
\par }{\QB to
the
hill
of
frankincense.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}You
are
all
beautiful,
my love.
\par }{\QB There
is
no
spot
in
you.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Come
with
me
from
Lebanon,
my
bride,
\par }{\QB with
me
from
Lebanon.
\par }{\QB Look
from
the
top
of
Amana,
\par }{\QB from
the
top
of
Senir
and
Hermon,
\par }{\QB from
the
lions’
dens,
\par }{\QB from
the
mountains
of
the
leopards.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}You
have ravished my heart, my
sister, my
bride.
\par }{\QB You
have ravished my heart
with
one
of
your
eyes,
\par }{\QB with
one chain
of
your
neck.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}How
beautiful
is
your
love,
my
sister,
my
bride!
\par }{\QB How
much better
is
your
love
than
wine,
\par }{\QB the fragrance
of
your perfumes
than
all
kinds
of
spices!
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Your
lips,
my
bride,
drip
like
the honeycomb.
\par }{\QB Honey
and
milk
are
under
your
tongue.
\par }{\QB The smell
of
your
garments
is
like
the smell
of
Lebanon.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}My
sister, my
bride,
is
a locked
up
garden;
\par }{\QB a locked
up
spring,
\par }{\QB a
sealed
fountain.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Your
shoots
are an
orchard
of
pomegranates,
with precious
fruits,
\par }{\QB henna
with spikenard
plants,
\par }{\QB \VS{14}spikenard
and
saffron,
\par }{\QB calamus
and
cinnamon,
with
every kind
of
incense
tree;
\par }{\QB myrrh
and
aloes,
with
all
the
best
spices,
\par }{\QB \VS{15}a
fountain
of
gardens,
\par }{\QB a
well
of
living
waters,
\par }{\QB flowing
streams
from
Lebanon.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{16}Awake,
north
wind,
and
come,
you
south!
\par }{\QB Blow
on
my
garden,
that
its
spices
may
flow
out.
\par }{\Q Let
my
beloved
come
into
his
garden,
\par }{\QB and taste
his precious
fruits.

\par }\Chap{5}{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}I
have
come
into
my
garden,
my
sister,
my
bride.
\par }{\QB I
have
gathered
my
myrrh
with
my spice;
\par }{\QB I
have
eaten
my honeycomb
with
my
honey;
\par }{\QB I
have
drunk
my
wine
with
my
milk.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q Eat,
friends!
\par }{\QB Drink, yes,
drink abundantly,
beloved.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
was
asleep,
but
my
heart
was
awake.
\par }{\QB It
is
the
voice
of
my
beloved who knocks:
\par }{\QB “Open
to
me,
my
sister,
my
love,
my
dove,
my undefiled;
\par }{\QB for
my
head
is
filled
with
dew,
\par }{\QB and
my
hair
with
the dampness
of
the
night.”
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I have
taken
off
my
robe. Indeed,
must I
put it
on?
\par }{\QB I have
washed
my
feet. Indeed,
must I soil
them?
\par }{\Q \VS{4}My
beloved
thrust
his
hand
in
through
the latch
opening.
\par }{\QB My
heart pounded
for
him.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}I
rose
up
to
open
for
my
beloved.
\par }{\QB My
hands
dripped
with
myrrh,
\par }{\QB my
fingers
with liquid
myrrh,
\par }{\QB on
the
handles
of
the lock.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}I
opened
to
my
beloved;
\par }{\QB but
my
beloved
left,
and
had
gone
away.
\par }{\Q My
heart
went
out
when
he
spoke.
\par }{\QB I
looked
for
him,
but
I
didn’t
find
him.
\par }{\QB I
called
him,
but
he
didn’t
answer.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}The
watchmen
who
go
about
the
city
found
me.
\par }{\QB They
beat
me.
\par }{\QB They bruised
me.
\par }{\QB The
keepers
of
the
walls
took
my cloak
away
from
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}I
adjure
you,
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB If
you
find
my
beloved,
\par }{\QB that
you
tell
him
that
I
am faint
with
love.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q \VS{9}How
is
your
beloved better than
another
beloved,
\par }{\QB you fairest amongst
women?
\par }{\Q How
is
your
beloved better than
another
beloved,
\par }{\Q that
you
do
so
adjure us?
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{10}My
beloved
is white
and
ruddy.
\par }{\QB The best amongst
ten
thousand.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}His
head
is like
the purest
gold.
\par }{\QB His
hair
is bushy,
black as
a
raven.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}His
eyes
are
like
doves
beside
the
water
brooks,
\par }{\QB washed
with
milk,
mounted
like
jewels.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}His
cheeks
are
like a
bed
of
spices
with
towers
of perfumes.
\par }{\QB His
lips
are
like
lilies, dropping liquid
myrrh.
\par }{\Q \VS{14}His
hands
are like
rings
of
gold
set
with
beryl.
\par }{\QB His
body
is like
ivory work overlaid
with
sapphires.
\par }{\Q \VS{15}His
legs
are
like
pillars
of marble
set
on
sockets
of
fine
gold.
\par }{\QB His
appearance
is
like
Lebanon, excellent
as
the
cedars.
\par }{\Q \VS{16}His
mouth
is
sweetness;
\par }{\QB yes,
he
is
altogether lovely.
\par }{\Q This
is
my
beloved,
and
this
is
my
friend,
\par }{\QB daughters
of
Jerusalem.

\par }\Chap{6}{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q \VerseOne{1}Where
has
your
beloved
gone,
you fairest amongst
women?
\par }{\QB Where
has
your
beloved
turned,
that
we may
seek
him
with
you?
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{2}My
beloved
has
gone
down
to
his
garden,
\par }{\QB to
the
beds
of
spices,
\par }{\QB to pasture
his flock
in
the
gardens,
and
to
gather
lilies.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}I
am
my
beloved’s,
and
my
beloved
is mine.
\par }{\QB He browses amongst
the
lilies.
\par }{\BB \par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{4}You
are
beautiful, my love,
as
Tirzah,
\par }{\QB lovely
as
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB awesome
as an
army
with banners.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Turn
away
your
eyes
from
me,
\par }{\QB for
they
have overcome
me.
\par }{\Q Your
hair
is
like
a
flock
of
goats,
\par }{\QB that lie along
the
side
of
Gilead.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}Your
teeth
are
like
a
flock
of
ewes,
\par }{\QB which
have
come
up
from
the
washing,
\par }{\QB of which
every
one
has
twins;
\par }{\QB not
one
is bereaved amongst
them.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Your
temples are like
a
piece
of
a
pomegranate
behind your
veil.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{8}There
are
sixty
queens,
eighty
concubines,
\par }{\QB and virgins
without
number.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}My
dove,
my
perfect
one,
is
unique.
\par }{\QB She
is
her
mother’s
only
daughter.
\par }{\QB She
is
the favourite
one
of
her
who
bore
her.
\par }{\Q The
daughters
saw
her,
and
called
her
blessed.
\par }{\QB The
queens
and
the
concubines
saw
her,
and
they
praised
her.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{10}Who
is she
who
looks
out
as
the
morning,
\par }{\QB beautiful
as
the
moon,
\par }{\QB clear
as
the
sun,
\par }{\QB and
awesome
as
an army with banners?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{11}I
went
down
into
the
nut
tree grove,
\par }{\QB to
see
the
green plants
of
the
valley,
\par }{\QB to
see
whether
the
vine
budded,
\par }{\QB and
the
pomegranates were
in flower.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Without realising
it,
\par }{\QB my
desire
set
me
with
my royal
people’s
chariots.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q \VS{13}Return, return, Shulammite!
\par }{\QB Return, return, that we may gaze at you.
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite,
\par }{\QB as at the dance of Mahanaim?

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}How beautiful
are
your feet
in sandals, prince’s daughter!
\par }{\QB Your rounded thighs
are
like jewels,
\par }{\QB the work
of
the hands
of
a skilful workman.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}Your body
is
like
a round goblet,
\par }{\QB no mixed wine
is wanting.
\par }{\Q Your waist
is
like
a heap
of wheat,
\par }{\QB set about
with lilies.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Your two breasts are
like two fawns,
\par }{\QB that are twins
of
a roe.
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Your neck is like an ivory tower.
\par }{\QB Your eyes
are like
the pools
in Heshbon
by
the gate
of Bathrabbim.
\par }{\QB Your nose is like
the tower
of Lebanon which looks towards Damascus.
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Your
head
on
you
is
like Carmel.
\par }{\QB The hair
of
your
head
like purple.
\par }{\QB The
king
is held captive
in
its tresses.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}How beautiful
and how pleasant
you
are,
\par }{\QB love,
for delights!
\par }{\Q \VS{7}This,
your stature,
is like
a palm tree,
\par }{\QB your breasts like its fruit.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}I said, “I will climb up into
the
palm
tree.
\par }{\QB I will take hold
of its fruit.”
\par }{\Q Let your
breasts be
like
clusters
of
the vine,
\par }{\QB the smell
of your breath
like apples.
\par }{\Q \VS{9}Your mouth
is
like
the best wine,
\par }{\QB that
goes
down smoothly
for
my beloved,
\par }{\QB gliding
through
the lips
of
those
who
are asleep.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
am
my
beloved’s.
\par }{\QB His desire
is towards
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Come,
my
beloved! Let’s go
out
into
the field.
\par }{\QB Let’s lodge
in
the villages.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}Let’s
go early up
to
the vineyards.
\par }{\QB Let’s see whether
the vine
has budded,
\par }{\QB its blossom
is open,
\par }{\QB and
the pomegranates are
in flower.
\par }{\QB There I
will give you
my
love.
\par }{\Q \VS{13}The mandrakes
produce fragrance.
\par }{\QB At
our doors
are all kinds
of precious fruits, new
and old,
\par }{\QB which
I
have
stored
up
for
you,
my
beloved.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Oh
that
you
were
like
my
brother,
\par }{\QB who
nursed
from
the
breasts
of
my
mother!
\par }{\Q If
I
found
you
outside,
I
would kiss
you;
\par }{\QB yes,
and
no
one
would
despise
me.
\par }{\Q \VS{2}I
would
lead
you,
bringing
you
into
the
house
of
my
mother,
\par }{\QB who
would
instruct
me.
\par }{\Q I
would
have
you
drink
spiced
wine,
\par }{\QB of
the
juice
of
my
pomegranate.
\par }{\Q \VS{3}His
left
hand would
be
under
my
head.
\par }{\QB His
right
hand would
embrace
me.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}I
adjure
you,
daughters
of
Jerusalem,
\par }{\QB that
you
not
stir
up, nor
awaken
love,
\par }{\QB until
it
so desires.
\par }{\SP Friends
\par }{\Q \VS{5}Who
is
this
who
comes
up
from
the
wilderness,
\par }{\QB leaning
on
her
beloved?
\par }{\BB \par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q Under
the
apple
tree
I
awakened
you.
\par }{\QB There
your
mother
conceived
you.
\par }{\QB There
she
was
in labour
and
bore
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}Set
me
as
a
seal
on
your
heart,
\par }{\QB as
a
seal
on
your
arm;
\par }{\QB for
love
is
strong
as
death.
\par }{\QB Jealousy
is
as
cruel
as
Sheol.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 8:6 }
Sheol is the place of the dead.
}
\par }{\QB Its
flashes
are
flashes
of
fire,
\par }{\QB a very
flame
of
the LORD.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 8:6 }
When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.}
\par }{\Q \VS{7}Many
waters
can’t
quench
love,
\par }{\QB neither
can
floods drown
it.
\par }{\Q If
a
man
would
give
all
the
wealth
of
his
house
for
love,
\par }{\QB he
would
be
utterly scorned.
\par }{\SP Brothers
\par }{\Q \VS{8}We
have
a
little
sister.
\par }{\QB She
has
no
breasts.
\par }{\Q What
shall
we
do
for
our
sister
\par }{\QB in
the
day
when
she
is
to
be
spoken
for?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{9}If
she
is
a
wall,
\par }{\QB we
will
build
on
her
a turret
of
silver.
\par }{\Q If
she
is
a
door,
\par }{\QB we
will enclose
her
with boards
of
cedar.
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{10}I
am
a
wall,
and
my
breasts
like
towers,
\par }{\QB then
I
was
in
his
eyes
like
one
who
found
peace.
\par }{\Q \VS{11}Solomon
had
a
vineyard
at Baal Hamon.
\par }{\QB He leased
out
the
vineyard
to
keepers.
\par }{\QB Each
was
to
bring
a
thousand
shekels\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 8:11 }
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1000 shekels is about 10 kilograms or about 22 pounds.}
of
silver
for
its
fruit.
\par }{\Q \VS{12}My
own
vineyard
is
before
me.
\par }{\QB The
thousand
are
for
you,
Solomon,
\par }{\QB two
hundred
for
those who tend
its
fruit.
\par }{\SP Lover
\par }{\Q \VS{13}You
who
dwell
in
the
gardens,
with friends
in attendance,
\par }{\QB let
me
hear
your
voice!
\par }{\SP Beloved
\par }{\Q \VS{14}Come
away,
my
beloved!
\par }{\QB Be
like
a gazelle
or
a
young
stag
on
the
mountains
of
spices!
\par }