1
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
h{m{l.vilt08010 r,v]a ~yiryiV;ht07892 ryivt07892
2
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
'$y,d{D ~yibw{j -yiK .WhyiP tw{qyiv.Nim yineq'VIy ? !Iy'Yim
3
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
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4
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
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5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
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6
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
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7
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
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8
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
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9
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
yit'y.[;rt07474 .$yityiMiD h{[.r;pt06547 yeb.kir.Bt07393 yit'sUs.l
10
Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
~yiz.Wr]x;Bt02737 .$era\W;ct06677 ~yir{T;B .$Iy;y'x.lt03895 .Wwa'n
11
We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
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12
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
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13
A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
!yil'y y;d'vt07699 !yeB yil yidw{Dt01730 r{M;ht04753 rw{r.ct06872
14
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
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15
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
~yinw{y<03123'> .$Iy;nye[ h'p'yt03303 .$'Nih yit'y.[;rt07474 h'p'yt03303 .$'Nih
16
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
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17
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters* of fir.
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