The Bride Confesses Her Love

She[a]

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your (A)love is better than wine;

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:2 The translators have added speaker identifications based on the gender and number of the Hebrew words

She[a]

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
    for your love(A) is more delightful than wine.(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:2 The main male and female speakers (identified primarily on the basis of the gender of the relevant Hebrew forms) are indicated by the captions He and She respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.

(A)Draw me after you; (B)let us run.
    (C)The king has brought me into his chambers.

Others

We will (D)exult and rejoice in you;
    we will extol (E)your love more than wine;
    rightly do they love you.

Read full chapter

Take me away with you—let us hurry!
    Let the king bring me into his chambers.(A)

Friends

We rejoice and delight(B) in you[a];
    we will praise your love(C) more than wine.

She

How right they are to adore you!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.