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Song of Solomon 1:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Song of Solomon 1:6-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
for the sun has gazed on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;(A)
they made me a keeper of the vineyards.(B)
I have not kept my own vineyard.[a]
7 Tell me, you, the one I love:(C)
Where do you pasture your sheep?(D)
Where do you let them rest at noon?(E)
Why should I be like one who veils herself[b][c]
beside the flocks of your companions?(F)
8 M[d] If you do not know,
most beautiful of women,(G)
follow[e] the tracks of the flock,
and pasture your young goats
near the shepherds’ tents.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Lit my vineyard, which is mine
- Song of Solomon 1:7 Or who wanders
- Song of Solomon 1:7 To express shame or grief, or to conceal identity as a prostitute would; Gn 38:14-15
- Song of Solomon 1:8 Some understand the young women to be the speakers in this verse.
- Song of Solomon 1:8 Lit go out for yourself into
Song of Songs 1:6-8
New International Version
Song of Songs 1:6-8
New International Version
6 Do not stare at me because I am dark,
because I am darkened by the sun.
My mother’s sons were angry with me
and made me take care of the vineyards;(A)
my own vineyard I had to neglect.
7 Tell me, you whom I love,
where you graze your flock
and where you rest your sheep(B) at midday.
Why should I be like a veiled(C) woman
beside the flocks of your friends?
Friends
8 If you do not know, most beautiful of women,(D)
follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
by the tents of the shepherds.
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