Song Of Solomon 6
NASB — New American Standard Bible (NASB)
NIRV — New International Reader's Version Bible (NIRV)
Verse 1
“[a]Where has your beloved gone,
O most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned,
That we may seek him with you?”
O most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned,
That we may seek him with you?”
“You are the most beautiful woman of all.
Where has the one who loves you gone?
Which way did he turn?
We’ll help you look for him.”
Where has the one who loves you gone?
Which way did he turn?
We’ll help you look for him.”
The woman says
Verse 2
“[b]My beloved has gone down to his garden,
To the beds of balsam,
To pasture his flock in the gardens
And gather lilies.
To the beds of balsam,
To pasture his flock in the gardens
And gather lilies.
“My love has gone down to his garden.
He’s gone to the beds of spices.
He’s eating in the gardens.
He’s gathering lilies.
He’s gone to the beds of spices.
He’s eating in the gardens.
He’s gathering lilies.
Verse 3
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,
He who pastures his flock among the lilies.”
He who pastures his flock among the lilies.”
I belong to my love, and he belongs to me.
He’s eating among the lilies.”
He’s eating among the lilies.”
The king says
Verse 4
“[c]You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,
As lovely as Jerusalem,
As awesome as [d]an army with banners.
As lovely as Jerusalem,
As awesome as [d]an army with banners.
“My love, you are as beautiful as the city of Tirzah.
You are as lovely as Jerusalem.
You are as majestic as troops carrying their banners.
You are as lovely as Jerusalem.
You are as majestic as troops carrying their banners.
Verse 5
“Turn your eyes away from me,
For they have confused me;
Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Gilead.
For they have confused me;
Your hair is like a flock of goats
That have descended from Gilead.
Turn your eyes away from me.
They overpower me.
Your hair flows like a flock of black goats
coming down from the hills of Gilead.
They overpower me.
Your hair flows like a flock of black goats
coming down from the hills of Gilead.
Verse 6
“Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [e]lost her young.
Which have come up from their washing,
All of which bear twins,
And not one among them has [e]lost her young.
Your teeth are as clean as a flock of sheep
coming up from being washed.
Each of your teeth has its twin.
Not one of them is missing.
coming up from being washed.
Each of your teeth has its twin.
Not one of them is missing.
Verse 7
“Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate
Behind your veil.
Behind your veil.
Your cheeks behind your veil
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
are like the halves of a pomegranate.
Verse 8
There might be 60 queens and 80 concubines.
There might be more virgins than anyone can count.
There might be more virgins than anyone can count.
Verse 9
But my dove, my perfect one, is [g]unique:
She is her mother’s [h]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The [i]maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
She is her mother’s [h]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The [i]maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
But you are my perfect dove.
There isn’t anyone like you.
You are your mother’s favorite daughter.
The young women see you and call you blessed.
The queens and concubines praise you.”
There isn’t anyone like you.
You are your mother’s favorite daughter.
The young women see you and call you blessed.
The queens and concubines praise you.”
The other women say
Verse 10
‘Who is this that [j]grows like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full moon,
As pure as the sun,
As awesome as [k]an army with banners?’
As beautiful as the full moon,
As pure as the sun,
As awesome as [k]an army with banners?’
“Who is this woman?
She is like the sunrise in all its glory.
She is as beautiful as the moon.
She is as bright as the sun.
She is as majestic as the stars traveling across the sky.”
She is like the sunrise in all its glory.
She is as beautiful as the moon.
She is as bright as the sun.
She is as majestic as the stars traveling across the sky.”
The king says
Verse 11
“I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether the vine had budded
Or the pomegranates had bloomed.
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether the vine had budded
Or the pomegranates had bloomed.
“I went down to a grove of nut trees.
I wanted to look at the new plants growing in the valley.
I wanted to find out whether the vines had budded.
I wanted to see if the pomegranate trees had bloomed.
I wanted to look at the new plants growing in the valley.
I wanted to find out whether the vines had budded.
I wanted to see if the pomegranate trees had bloomed.
Verse 12
“Before I was aware, my soul set me
Over the chariots of [l]my noble people.”
Over the chariots of [l]my noble people.”
Before I realized it,
I was among the royal chariots of my people.”
I was among the royal chariots of my people.”
The other women say
Verse 13
“Come back to us.
Come back, Shulammite woman.
Come back to us.
Come back. Then we can look at you.”
Come back, Shulammite woman.
Come back to us.
Come back. Then we can look at you.”
The king says to the women
“Why do you want to look at the Shulammite woman
as you would watch a dancer at Mahanaim?”