Song of Solomon 1:16
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“Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant. Also our bed is green.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.
“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved; And so delightful! Our arbor is green and luxuriant.
[She cried] Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved [shepherd], yes, delightful! Our arbor and couch are green and leafy.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is verdant;
Look at you—so beautiful, my love! Yes, delightful! Yes, our bed is lush and green!
— Look at you! So handsome, so pleasing, my darling! Our bed is the greenery;
My love, you are handsome, truly handsome— the fresh green grass will be our wedding bed
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant; Also our bed is green.
The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees.
You are so handsome, my lover! Yes, and so charming! Our bed is so fresh and pleasant.
My lover, I see that you are very handsome! Yes, you are lovely! This field of fresh, green grass is our comfortable bed.
How beautiful you are, my lover. How delightful! Yes, our bed is fresh.
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;
You are so handsome, my lover, and so ·pleasant [or lovely]! Our bed is ·the grass [green].
The beams of our house are cedars, our rafters are of fir.
Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, so pleasing to me! The leaf-scattered ground will be our couch.
How handsome you are, my dearest; how you delight me! The green grass will be our bed;
W How handsome you are, my love. How delightful! Our bed is lush with foliage;
You are so handsome, my lover. You are so pleasant! Our bed is the grass.
Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, truly lovely. How lush is our couch.
Behold, thou art fair, O my beloved, and pleasant; also our bed has flowers.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
“Behold, you are handsome, my beloved, Indeed, so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
Look! You are beautiful, my beloved, truly pleasant. Truly our couch is verdant;
What a lovely, pleasant thing you are, lying here upon the grass,
And you, my dear lover—you’re so handsome! And the bed we share is like a forest glen. We enjoy a canopy of cedars enclosed by cypresses, fragrant and green.
How fair you are, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Our bed is verdant;
Look at you! You are handsome, my beloved, so pleasing to me! The leaf-scattered ground will be our couch.
W How beautiful you are, my lover— handsome indeed! Verdant indeed is our couch;
“How handsome you are, my beloved, And so delightful! Indeed, our bed is luxuriant!
“How handsome you are, my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
How handsome you are, my love, and how you delight me. Our couch is verdant.
You are so handsome, my lover, and so pleasant! Our bed is the grass.
Oh, how handsome you are, my lover! Oh, how delightful you are! The lush foliage is our canopied bed;
“You are so handsome, my love! So charming! The green field is our bed.”
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how charming! And our bed is verdant.
Behold, you are handsome, my beloved! Yes, pleasant! Also our bed is green.
“How beautiful you are, my love, and so pleasing! Our bed is green.
You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed;
Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
See, thou art yafeh (handsome), dodi (my beloved), yea, na’im (pleasing); also our couch is verdant.
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly lovely. Our couch is green;
How handsome you are, my lover! Oh, so delightful! Yes, our couch is luxuriant.
Her: You, my love, are so handsome! A pleasure to behold! Our bed is a lush, green field,
Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
Lo! my darling, thou art fair and shapely; our bed is fair as flowers. (Lo! my darling, thou art beautiful and shapely; the grass and the flowers shall be our bed.)
Lo, thou [art] fair, my love, yea, pleasant, Yea, our couch [is] green,
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