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Song of Solomon 1:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Song of Solomon 1:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 W[a] Oh, that he would kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!
For your[b] love is[c] more delightful than wine.(A)
3 The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;(B)
your name is perfume poured out.(C)
No wonder young women[d] adore you.
4 Take me with you(D)—let us hurry.
Oh, that the king would bring[e] me to his chambers.
Y We will rejoice and be glad for you;
we will praise your love more than wine.
W It is only right that they adore you.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:2 The W, M, Y, N, and B indicate the editors’ opinions of the changes of speakers: W = Woman, M = Man, Y = Young women of Jerusalem, N = Narrator, B = Brothers. If a letter is in parenthesis (W), there is a question about the identity of the speaker.
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Unexpected change of grammatical persons, here from he and his to your, is a Hb poetic device.
- Song of Solomon 1:2 Or your caresses are, or your lovemaking is
- Song of Solomon 1:3 Or wonder virgins
- Song of Solomon 1:4 Or The king has brought
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