| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. | 1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon's. |
| 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. | 2"May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine. |
| 3Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you. | 3"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you. |
| 4Draw me away! We will run after you. The Shulamite The king has brought me into his chambers. The Daughters of Jerusalem We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine. The Shulamite Rightly do they love you. | 4"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you." |
| 5I am dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. | 5"I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, Like the tents of Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon. |
| 6Do not look upon me, because I am dark, Because the sun has tanned me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; They made me the keeper of the vineyards, But my own vineyard I have not kept. | 6"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard. |
| 7Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? | 7"Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, Where do you pasture your flock, Where do you make it lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who veils herself Beside the flocks of your companions?" |
| 8If you do not know, O fairest among women, Follow in the footsteps of the flock, And feed your little goats Beside the shepherds’ tents. | 8"If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. |
| 9I have compared you, my love, To my filly among Pharaoh’s chariots. | 9"To me, my darling, you are like My mare among the chariots of Pharaoh. |
| 10Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with chains of gold. | 10"Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of beads." |
| 11We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver. | 11"We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver." |
| 12While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance. | 12"While the king was at his table, My perfume gave forth its fragrance. |
| 13A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, That lies all night between my breasts. | 13"My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts. |
| 14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms In the vineyards of En Gedi. | 14"My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms In the vineyards of Engedi." |
| 15Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes. | 15"How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves." |
| 16Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green. | 16"How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant! |
| 17The beams of our houses are cedar, And our rafters of fir. | 17"The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. |
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