Song of Solomon Chapter 6
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations
asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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My beloved is like a roe or a young hart:
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Behold, he standeth behind our wall;
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He looketh in at the windows;
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He glanceth through the lattice.
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My beloved spake, and said unto me,
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Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
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For, lo, the winter is past;
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The rain is over and gone;
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The flowers appear on the earth;
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The time of the singing
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of birds is come,
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And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
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The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs,
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Whither is thy beloved gone, Thou fairest among women? Whither is thy beloved turned aside? And we will seek him with thee.
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My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
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I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: He feedeth [his flock] among the lilies.
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Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners:
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Turn away thine eyes from me, For they overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats On the slopes of Gilead.
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Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep Which go up from the washing; Which have all borne twins, And none is barren among them.
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As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Behind thy veil.
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There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number:
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My dove, mine undefiled, is but one; She is the only one of her mother, She is the choice one of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and they called her blessed; The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, Terrible as troops with banners?
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I went down into the garden of nuts, To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine budded, Whether the pomegranates blossomed.
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Before I was aware, My soul set me upon the chariots of my willing people.
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Return, return, O Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. — What would ye look upon in the Shulamite? — As it were the dance of two camps.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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Whither is thy kinsman gone, thou beautiful among women? whither has thy kinsman turned aside? [tell us], and we will seek him with thee.
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My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed [his flock] in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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I am my kinsman's, and my kinsman is mine, who feeds among the lilies.
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Thou art fair, my companion, as Pleasure, beautiful as Jerusalem, terrible as [armies] set in array.
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Turn away thine eyes from before me, for they have ravished me: thy hair is as flocks of goats which have appeared from Galaad.
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Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn [sheep], that have gone up from the washing, all of them bearing twins, and there is none barren among them: thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely.
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Thy cheek is like the rind of a pomegranate, [being seen] without thy veil.
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There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.
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My dove, my perfect one is one; she is the [only] one of her mother; she is the choice of her that bore her. The daughters saw her, and the queens will pronounce her blessed, yea, and the concubines, and they will praise her.
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Who is this that looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, choice as the sun, terrible as [armies] set in array?
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I went down to the garden of nuts, to look at the fruits of the valley, to see if the vine flowered, [if] the pomegranates blossomed.
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There I will give thee my breasts: my soul knew [it] not: it made me as the chariots of Aminadab.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Dilectus meus descendit in hortum suum ad areolam aromatum, ut pascatur in hortis, et lilia colligat.
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Ego dilecto meo, et dilectus meus mihi, qui pascitur inter lilia.
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Pulchra es amica mea, suavis, et decora sicut Ierusalem: terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
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Averte oculos tuos a me, quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt. Capilli tui sicut grex caprarum, quæ apparuerunt de Galaad.
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Dentes tui sicut grex ovium, quæ ascenderunt de lavacro, omnes gemellis fœtibus, et sterilis non est in eis.
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Sicut cortex mali punici, sic genæ tuæ absque occultis tuis.
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Sexaginta sunt reginæ, et octoginta concubinæ, et adolescentularum non est numerus.
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Una est columba mea, perfecta mea, una est matris suæ, electa genitrici suæ. Viderunt eam filiæ, et beatissimam prædicaverunt: reginæ et concubinæ, et laudaverunt eam.
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Quæ est ista, quæ progreditur quasi aurora consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata?
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Descendi in hortum nucum, ut viderem poma convallium, et inspicerem si floruisset vinea, et germinassent mala punica.
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Nescivi: anima mea conturbavit me propter quadrigas Aminadab.
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Revertere, revertere Sulamitis: revertere revertere, ut intueamur te.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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Where has your beloved gone, you fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?
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My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies.
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You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.
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Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.
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Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing, of which every one has twins; not one is bereaved among them.
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Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.
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There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
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My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed. The queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.
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Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?
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I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
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Without realizing it, my desire set me with my royal people’s chariots.
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Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Lover Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Mahanaim?
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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Whither hath thy beloved gone, O fair among women? Whither hath thy beloved turned, And we seek him with thee?
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My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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I <FI>am<Fi> my beloved's, and my beloved <FI>is<Fi> mine, Who is delighting himself among the lilies.
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Fair <FI>art<Fi> thou, my friend, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts.
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Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair <FI>is<Fi> as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,
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Thy teeth as a row of the lambs, That have come up from the washing, Because all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.
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As the work of the pomegranate <FI>is<Fi> thy temple behind thy veil.
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Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number.
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One is my dove, my perfect one, One she <FI>is<Fi> of her mother, The choice one she <FI>is<Fi> of her that bare her, Daughters saw, and pronounce her happy, Queens and concubines, and they praise her.
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`Who <FI>is<Fi> this that is looking forth as morning, Fair as the moon--clear as the sun, Awe-inspiring as bannered hosts?'
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Unto a garden of nuts I went down, To look on the buds of the valley, To see whither the vine had flourished, The pomegranates had blossomed--
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I knew not my soul, It made me--chariots of my people Nadib.
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Return, return, O Shulammith! Return, return, and we look upon thee. What do ye see in Shulammith?
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).