Song of Solomon 4

Song of Solomon · Chapter 4

Song of Solomon 4:1

1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.6Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.7Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.16Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
1Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
here youהִנָּ֨ךְhi-NAKHH2005
look!

הֵן (hen) interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)

[are] beautifulיָפָ֤הya-FAHH3303
beautiful

יָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome

O friend myרַעְיָתִי֙ra'-ya-TIH7474
darling

רַעְיָה (ra.yah) attendant maidens, companion

here youהִנָּ֣ךְhi-NAKHH2005
look!

הֵן (hen) interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if Aramaic equivalent: hen (הֵן "look!" H2006A)

[are] beautifulיָפָ֔הya-FAHH3303
beautiful

יָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome

eyes yourעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei-NA-yikhH5869A
eye

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

[are] dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo-NIMH3123
dove

יוֹנָה (yo.nah) dove, pigeon

from behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi-BA-'adH1157
about/through/for

בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)

to veil yourלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle-tza-ma-TEKHH6777
veil

צַמָּה (tsam.mah) veil, woman's veil

hair yourשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'-reKhH8181
hair

שְׂעַר (se.ar) hair (of head) Aramaic of se.ar (שֵׂעָר "hair" H8181)

[is] like [the] flock ofכְּעֵ֣דֶרke-'E-derH5739
flock

עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds

the she-goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha-'i-ZIMH5795
goat

עֵז (ez) female goat, she-goat, goat, kid Aramaic equivalent: ez (עֵז "goat" H5796)

that they have descendedשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe-gal-SHUH1570
to step down

גָּלַשׁ (ga.lash) 1) to sit, sit up, (possibly also) recline 1a) (Qal) 1a1) of flocks of goats 1a2) of a woman's hair (simile)

from [the] mountain ofמֵהַ֥רme-HARH2022H
mountain: mount

הַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount

Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil-'ADH1568G
Gilead

גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) Gilead = "rocky region" a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead Also named: gil.a.di (גִּלְעָדִי "Gileadite" H1569)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.