American Standard Version ASV
Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned him, That we may seek him with thee?
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Where has your love gone, most beautiful of women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
2 My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies.
3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies,
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I am my love's and my love is mine; he feeds among the lilies.
4 Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners.
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You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling, lovely as Jerusalem, awe-inspiring as an army with banners.
5 Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.
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Turn your eyes away from me, for they captivate me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
6 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.
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Your teeth are like a flock of ewes coming up from washing, each one having a twin, and not one missing.
7 Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.
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Behind your veil, your brow is like a slice of pomegranate.
8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.
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There are 60 queens and 80 concubines and young women without number.
9 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 called her blessed; [Yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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But my dove, my virtuous one, is unique; she is the favorite of her mother, perfect to the one who gave her birth. Women see her and declare her fortunate; queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, Fair as the moon, Clear as the sun, Terrible as an army with banners?
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Who is thiswho shines like the dawn- as beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners?
11 I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the green plants of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, [And] the pomegranates were in flower.
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I came down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding and the pomegranates blooming.
12 Before I was aware, my soul set me [Among] the chariots of my princely people.
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Before I knew it, my desire put me [among] the chariots of my noble people.
13 Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?
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Come back, come back, Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may look at you! Why are you looking at the Shulammite, as you [look] at the dance of the two camps?
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