Song of Solomon 1

Verse 1

WEB The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

KJV The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

TSK song: ps 14:1, isa 5:1; Solomon's: 1ki 4:32

Verse 2

WEB Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

KJV Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

TSK him: so 5:16, so 8:1, ge 27:26,27, ge 29:11, ge 45:15, ps 2:12, lu 15:20, ac 21:7, 1pe 5:14; thy love: so 1:4, so 2:4, so 4:10, so 7:6,9,12, so 8:2, ps 36:7, ps 63:3-5, isa 25:6, isa 55:1,2, mt 26:26

Verse 3

WEB Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

KJV Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

TSK the savour: so 3:6, so 4:10, so 5:5,13, ex 30:23-28, ps 45:7,8, ps 133:2, pr 27:9, ec 7:1, isa 61:3, joh 12:3, 2co 2:14-16, php 4:18; thy name: ex 33:12,19, ex 34:5-7, ps 89:15,16, isa 9:6,7, jer 23:5,6, mt 1:21-23, php 2:9,10; the virgins: so 6:8, ps 45:14, mt 25:1, 2co 11:2, re 14:4

Verse 4

WEB Take me away with you. Let us hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! They are right to love you.

KJV Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

TSK Draw: jer 31:3, ho 11:4, joh 6:44, joh 12:32, php 2:12,13; we will: ps 119:32,60, heb 12:1; the king: so 2:3-5, so 3:4, ps 45:14,15, mt 25:10, joh 14:2,3, eph 2:6; we will be: ps 98:4-9, ps 149:2, isa 25:8, isa 45:25, isa 61:3, zep 3:14, zec 9:9, lu 2:10, php 3:3, php 4:4, 1pe 1:8; remember: so 1:2, ps 42:4, ps 48:9, ps 63:5, ps 103:1,2, ps 111:4, isa 63:7, lu 22:19, 1co 11:23-26; the upright love thee: so 1:3, joh 21:15-17, eph 6:24

Verse 5

WEB I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.

KJV I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

TSK black: isa 53:2, mt 10:25, 1co 4:10-13, 1jo 3:1; comely: ps 90:17, ps 149:4, isa 61:10, eze 16:14, mt 22:11, lu 15:22, ro 13:14, 2co 5:21, eph 5:26; O ye: ps 45:9, lu 13:34, ga 4:26; as the tents: ps 120:5

Verse 6

WEB Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.

KJV Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

TSK Look: ru 1:19-21; because: job 30:30, jer 8:21, la 4:8, mr 4:6, ac 14:22; my mother's: ps 69:8, jer 12:6, mic 7:6, mt 10:22,25,35,36, lu 12:51-53, ga 4:29; keeper: so 8:11,12

Verse 7

WEB Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest them at noon; For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of your companions?

KJV Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

TSK O thou: so 2:3, so 3:1-4, so 5:8,10,16, ps 18:1, ps 116:1, isa 5:1, isa 26:9, mt 10:37, joh 21:17, 1pe 1:8, 1pe 2:7; thou feedest: ge 37:16, ps 23:1,2, ps 80:1, isa 40:11, mic 5:4, joh 10:11,28,29, re 7:17; for: 1sa 12:20,21, ps 28:1, joh 6:67-69, 1jo 2:19; turneth aside: col 3:14-18

Verse 8

WEB If you don’t know, most beautiful among women, follow the tracks of the sheep. Graze your young goats beside the shepherds’ tents.

KJV If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

TSK O thou: so 1:15, so 2:10, so 4:1,7,10, so 5:9, so 6:1,4-10, so 7:1-13, ps 16:3, ps 45:11,13, eph 5:27, re 19:7,8; go: pr 8:34, jer 6:16, 1co 11:1, heb 6:12, heb 11:4-40, heb 13:7, jas 2:21,25, jas 5:10, 1pe 3:6; feed: joh 21:15

Verse 9

WEB I have compared you, my love, to a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

KJV I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.

TSK O my: so 2:2,10,13, so 4:1,7, so 5:2, so 6:4, joh 15:14,15; to a: 1ki 10:28, 2ch 1:14-17, isa 31:1

Verse 10

WEB Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.

KJV Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

TSK thy cheeks: ge 24:22,47, isa 3:18-21, eze 16:11-13, 2pe 1:3,4; thy neck: so 4:9, ge 41:42, nu 31:50, pr 1:9, 1pe 3:4

Verse 11

WEB We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver.

KJV We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

TSK We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.: so 8:9, ge 1:26, ps 149:4, eph 5:25-27, php 3:21

Verse 12

WEB While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

KJV While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

TSK the king: so 7:5, ps 45:1, mt 22:11, mt 25:34; sitteth: so 4:16, mt 22:4, mt 26:26-28, lu 24:30-32, re 3:20; my: so 4:13-16, joh 12:3, php 4:18, re 8:3,4

Verse 13

WEB My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh, that lies between my breasts.

KJV A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

TSK bundle: so 4:6,14, so 5:1,5,13, ge 43:11, ps 45:8, joh 19:39; he shall: so 2:7, so 3:5, so 8:3,4, eph 3:17

Verse 14

WEB My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

KJV My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.

TSK beloved: so 1:13, so 2:3; camphire: so 4:13,14, jos 15:62, 1sa 23:29, 1sa 24:1

Verse 15

WEB Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves.

KJV Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.

TSK thou art fair: so 1:8, so 4:1,7,10, so 5:12, so 7:6; my love: mal 2:14; thou hast: so 4:1, so 5:12, 2co 11:2,3, eph 1:17,18

Verse 16

WEB Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.

KJV Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

TSK thou art: so 2:3, so 5:10-16, ps 45:2, zec 9:17, php 3:8,9, re 5:11-13; also: so 3:7, ps 110:3

Verse 17

WEB The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.

KJV The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

TSK beams: so 8:9, 2ch 2:8,9, ps 92:12, 1ti 3:15,16, heb 11:10, 1pe 2:4,5; rafters: so 7:5, eze 41:16, eze 42:3