Song of Solomon 5:9-14 in English

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold; His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: His body is as ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, that thou hast so charged us?

¹⁰ My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.

¹¹ His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

¹³ His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is your kinsman more than another kinsman, O you beautiful among women? what is your kinsman more than another kinsman, that you have so charged us?

¹⁰ My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.

¹¹ His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

¹³ His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs: his lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as rings of gold set with beryl: his body is as ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ You who are the ◄fairest/most beautiful► among women, why do you think that the one who loves you is better than other men? In what way is the man who loves you better than other men with the result that you ask us to tell him that?

¹⁰ The man who loves me is handsome and healthy, ◄outstanding among/better than► ◄ten thousand/an uncountable number of► other men.

¹¹ His head is beautiful, like MET purest gold; his hair is wavy and as black as SIM a raven/crow.

¹² His eyes are as gentle as SIM doves along the streams; the white parts of his eyes are as white as MET milk, with what resembles jewels inlaid in them.

¹³ His cheeks are like SIM a garden full of spice trees that produce sweet-smelling perfume. His lips are like SIM lilies that have myrrh/perfume dripping from them.

¹⁴ His arms are like MET gold bars/rods that are decorated with precious stones/jewels. His body is like SIM a column/pillar of ivory that is decorated with ◄sapphires/valuable blue stones►.

⁹ What is your kinsman more than another kinsman, O you beautiful amongst women? what is your kinsman more than another kinsman, that you have so charged us?

¹⁰ My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.

¹¹ His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.

¹³ His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest amongst women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best amongst ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is your loved one more than another, O fairest among women? What is your loved one more than another, that you say this to us?

¹⁰ My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most delicate gold; his hair is thick, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.

¹³ His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as rings of gold ornamented with beryl-stones; his body is as a smooth plate of ivory covered with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, Thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so charge us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the finest gold; His locks are flowing, black as the raven;

¹² His eyes are like doves by the water-brooks, Washed with milk, fitly set;

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, raised beds of sweet plants; His lips lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires;

⁹ What manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, O thou most beautiful among women? what manner of one is thy beloved of the beloved, that thou hast so adjured us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.

¹¹ His head is as the finest gold: his locks as branches of palm trees, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams.

¹³ His cheeks are as beds of aromatical spices set by the perfumers. His lips are as lilies dropping choice myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are turned and as of gold, full of hyacinths. His belly as of ivory, set with sapphires.

⁹ Why is the one you love better than any other, most beautiful of women? In what way is the one you love better than any other that we should promise you that?

¹⁰ My love has dazzling good looks and is very fit—better than ten thousand others!

¹¹ His head is like the finest gold, his hair is wavy and black as the raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside springs of water, washed with milk and mounted like sparkling jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a flowerbed of spices that produces fragrance. His lips are like lilies, dripping with liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His arms are round bars of gold inlaid with jewels. His abdomen is like carved ivory inlaid with lapis lazuli.

⁹ O the fairest among women, what is thy welbeloued more then other welbeloued? what is thy welbeloued more then another louer, that thou doest so charge vs?

¹⁰ My welbeloued is white and ruddie, the chiefest of ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as fine golde, his lockes curled, and blacke as a rauen.

¹² His eyes are like doues vpon the riuers of waters, which are washt with milke, and remaine by the full vessels.

¹³ His cheekes are as a bedde of spices, and as sweete flowres, and his lippes like lilies dropping downe pure myrrhe.

¹⁴ His hands as rings of gold set with the chrysolite, his belly like white yuorie couered with saphirs.

⁹ 'What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?'

¹⁰ 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are curled, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as banks of sweet herbs; his lips are as lilies, dropping with flowing myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, The chiefest among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, His locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy friend more than another's friend, O thou fairest of women? what is thy friend more than another's friend, that thus thou adjurest us?—

¹⁰ My friend is white and ruddy, distinguished among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is bright as the finest gold, his locks are like waving foliage, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like those of doves by streamlets of waters, bathed in milk, well fitted in their setting.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as turrets of sweet perfumes: his lips, like lilies, dropping with fluid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like wheels of gold beset with the chrysolite: his body, an image made of ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, That thou hast so charged us?

¹⁰ My kinsman is white and ruddy, Chosen out from myriads.

¹¹ His head is as very fine gold, His locks are flowing, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, Washed with milk, Sitting by the pools.

¹³ His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: His lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: His belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone.

⁹ Lad. What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women! What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thus thou dost charge us?

¹⁰ M. My beloved is white and ruddy, The chief among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold; His locks waving palm-branches, Black as a raven;

¹² His eyes are doves by streams of water, Washed with milk, dwelling in fulness;

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Like beds of spices; His lips are lilies Dropping self-flowing myrrh;

¹⁴ His hands are gold rings set with chrysolite; His body is wrought-work of ivory, overlaid with sapphires;

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved man, most beautiful among women? Why is your beloved better than another beloved, that you ask us to take an oath like this?

¹⁰ My beloved is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is the purest gold; his hair is curly and as black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, bathed in milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like beds of spices, yielding aromatic scents. His lips are lilies, dripping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His arms are rounded gold set with jewels; his abdomen is ivory covered with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest amongst women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best amongst ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy, the chief among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

¹³ His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet-smelling myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best among ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest amongst women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

¹⁰ My beloved is white and ruddy. The best amongst ten thousand.

¹¹ His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

¹² His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

¹³ His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

⁹ A! thou fairest of women, of what manner condition is thy darling of the beloved? of what manner condition is thy darling of a darling? for thou hast so besought us by an holy thing.

¹⁰ My darling is white and ruddy; chosen of thousands.

¹¹ His head is best gold; his hairs be as the boughs of palm trees, and be black as a crow.

¹² His eyes be as culvers on the strands of waters, that be washed in milk, and sit beside the fullest rivers.

¹³ His cheeks be as gardens of sweet smelling spices, set of ointment makers; his lips be as lilies, dropping down the best myrrh.

¹⁴ His hands be able to turn about, golden, and full of jacinths; his womb is of ivory, adorned with sapphires.

⁹ A! thou fairest of women, of what manner condition is thy darling of the beloved? of what manner condition is thy darling of a darling? for thou hast so besought us by an holy thing. (O thou most beautiful of women! of what manner condition is thy darling more than any other beloved? of what manner condition is thy darling more than any other darling? for thou hast so besought us by such a holy thing.)

¹⁰ My darling is white and ruddy; chosen of thousands.

¹¹ His head is best gold; his hairs be as the boughs of palm trees, and be black as a crow. (His face is smooth and bronzed; his hair is like the boughs of the palm trees, and it is as black as a crow.)

¹² His eyes be as culvers on the strands of waters, that be washed in milk, and sit beside the fullest rivers. (His eyes be like the doves by the streams of water, that be washed with milk, and sit beside the most full rivers.)

¹³ His cheeks be as gardens of sweet smelling spices, set of ointment makers; his lips be (as) lilies, dropping down the best myrrh. (His cheeks be like the gardens of sweet smelling spices, ready to be mixed by perfume makers; his lips be like lilies, dripping with the best myrrh.)

¹⁴ His hands be able to turn about, golden, and full of jacinths; his womb is of ivory, adorned with sapphires. (His hands be like gold rings or golden rods, and full of hyacinths; his belly is like ivory, adorned with sapphires.)

⁹ What is thy beloved above any beloved, O fair among women? What is thy beloved above any beloved, That thus thou hast adjured us?

¹⁰ My beloved is clear and ruddy, Conspicuous above a myriad!

¹¹ His head is pure gold — fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

¹² His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.

¹³ His cheeks as a bed of the spice, towers of perfumes, His lips are lilies, dropping flowing myrrh,

¹⁴ His hands rings of gold, set with beryl, His heart bright ivory, covered with sapphires,