Song of Solomon 1 - Compare Translations
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Song of Solomon 1:1
KJVThe song of songs, which is Solomon's.
WEBThe Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
YLTThe Song of Songs, that [is] Solomon's.
Song of Solomon 1:2
KJVLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
WEBLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth;
YLTLet him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine.
Song of Solomon 1:3
KJVBecause of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
WEBYour oils have a pleasing fragrance.
YLTFor fragrance [are] thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
Song of Solomon 1:4
KJVDraw 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.
WEBTake me away with you.
YLTDraw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!
Song of Solomon 1:5
KJVI am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
WEBI am dark, but lovely,
YLTDark [am] I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.
Song of Solomon 1:6
KJVLook 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.
WEBDon’t stare at me because I am dark,
YLTFear me not, because I [am] very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept.
Song of Solomon 1:7
KJVTell 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?
WEBTell me, you whom my soul loves,
YLTDeclare to me, thou whom my soul hath loved, Where thou delightest, Where thou liest down at noon, For why am I as one veiled, By the ranks of thy companions?
Song of Solomon 1:8
KJVIf 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.
WEBIf you don’t know, most beautiful among women,
YLTIf thou knowest not, O fair among women, Get thee forth by the traces of the flock, And feed thy kids by the shepherds' dwellings!
Song of Solomon 1:9
KJVI have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
WEBI have compared you, my love,
YLTTo my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,
Song of Solomon 1:10
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Song of Solomon 1:11
KJVWe will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
WEBWe will make you earrings of gold,
YLTGarlands of gold we do make for thee, With studs of silver!
Song of Solomon 1:12
KJVWhile the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
WEBWhile the king sat at his table,
YLTWhile the king [is] in his circle, My spikenard hath given its fragrance.
Song of Solomon 1:13
KJVA bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
WEBMy beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh,
YLTA bundle of myrrh [is] my beloved to me, Between my breasts it lodgeth.
Song of Solomon 1:14
KJVMy beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
WEBMy beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms
YLTA cluster of cypress [is] my beloved to me, In the vineyards of En-Gedi!
Song of Solomon 1:15
KJVBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
WEBBehold, you are beautiful, my love.
YLTLo, thou [art] fair, my friend, Lo, thou [art] fair, thine eyes [are] doves!
Song of Solomon 1:16
KJVBehold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
WEBBehold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant;
YLTLo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,
Song of Solomon 1:17
KJVThe beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
WEBThe beams of our house are cedars.
YLTThe beams of our houses [are] cedars, Our rafters [are] firs, I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!
17 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT