Together in the Garden The Friends 1 RV Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither hath thy beloved turned him, that we may seek him with thee? BSB BSB: Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
The Bride 2 RV My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. BSB BSB: My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
3 RV I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth his flock among the lilies. BSB BSB: I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
The Bridegroom 4 RV Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. BSB BSB: You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
5 RV Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead. BSB BSB: Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
6 RV Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes, which are come up from the washing; whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them. BSB BSB: Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
7 RV Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind thy veil. BSB BSB: Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
8 RV There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. BSB BSB: There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
9 RV My dove, my undefiled, is but one; she is the only one of her mother; she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; yea , the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. BSB BSB: but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
The Friends 10 RV Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, terrible as an army with banners? BSB BSB: Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
The Bridegroom 11 RV I went down into the garden of nuts, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower. BSB BSB: I went down to the walnut grove to see the blossoms of the valley, to see if the vines were budding or the pomegranates were in bloom.
12 RV Or ever I was aware, my soul set me among the chariots of my princely people. BSB BSB: Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.
The Friends 13 RV Return, return, O Shulammite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, as upon the dance of Mahanaim? BSB BSB: Come back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the dance of Mahanaim?
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