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Song of Solomon 1

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¹ The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. ⓘ

² Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your caresses [1] are more delightful than wine. ⓙ

³ The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating; ⓚ your name is perfume poured out. ⓛ No wonder young women [2] adore you.

⁴ Take me with you ⓜ — let’s hurry. Oh, that the king would bring [3] me to his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your caresses more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.

⁵ Daughters of Jerusalem, ⓝ I am dark like the tents of Kedar, ⓐ yet lovely ⓑ like the curtains of Solomon.

⁶ Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; ⓒ they made me take care of the vineyards. ⓓ I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

⁷ Tell me, you whom I love: ⓔ Where do you pasture your sheep? ⓕ Where do you let them rest at noon? ⓖ Why should I be like one who veils herself [4] beside the flocks of your companions? ⓗ

⁸ [5] If you do not know, most beautiful of women, ⓘ follow [6] the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats near the shepherds’ tents.

⁹ I compare you, my darling, ⓙ to a [7] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. ⓚ

¹⁰ Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, ⓛ your neck with its necklace.

¹¹ We will make gold jewelry for you, accented with silver.

¹² While the king is on his couch, [8] my perfume [9] releases its fragrance. ⓜ

¹³ The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me, ⓝ spending the night between my breasts.

¹⁴ The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me, ⓐ in the vineyards of En-gedi. ⓑ

¹⁶ How handsome you are, my love. ⓓ How delightful! Our bed is verdant;

¹⁷ the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. [10]

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1	The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. ⓘ
2	Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your caresses [1] are more delightful than wine. ⓙ
3	The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating; ⓚ your name is perfume poured out. ⓛ No wonder young women [2] adore you.
4	Take me with you ⓜ — let’s hurry. Oh, that the king would bring [3] me to his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your caresses more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
5	Daughters of Jerusalem, ⓝ I am dark like the tents of Kedar, ⓐ yet lovely ⓑ like the curtains of Solomon.
6	Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; ⓒ they made me take care of the vineyards. ⓓ I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7	Tell me, you whom I love: ⓔ Where do you pasture your sheep? ⓕ Where do you let them rest at noon? ⓖ Why should I be like one who veils herself [4] beside the flocks of your companions? ⓗ
8	[5] If you do not know, most beautiful of women, ⓘ follow [6] the tracks of the flock, and pasture your young goats near the shepherds’ tents.
9	I compare you, my darling, ⓙ to a [7] mare among Pharaoh’s chariots. ⓚ
10	Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry, ⓛ your neck with its necklace.
11	We will make gold jewelry for you, accented with silver.
12	While the king is on his couch, [8] my perfume [9] releases its fragrance. ⓜ
13	The one I love is a sachet of myrrh to me, ⓝ spending the night between my breasts.
14	The one I love is a cluster of henna blossoms to me, ⓐ in the vineyards of En-gedi. ⓑ
15	How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. ⓒ
16	How handsome you are, my love. ⓓ How delightful! Our bed is verdant;
17	the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. [10]

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^{Song of Solomon 1:6 [1]} Hebrew the sons of God

^{Song of Solomon 1:6 [2]} Hebrew satan means adversary.

^{Song of Solomon 1:21 [3]} Or will return there

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