1The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. The Bride Confesses Her Love 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! We will exult and rejoice in you; 5I am very dark, but lovely, Solomon and His Bride Delight in Each Other 8If you do not know, 9I compare you, my love, 11We will make for youb ornaments of gold, 12While the king was on his couch, 15Behold, you are beautiful, my love; 16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Footnotes: a 2 The translators have added speaker identifications based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words b 11 The Hebrew for you is feminine singular ESV Text Edition® (2016). The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved. Bible Hub |