ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Song of Solomon 1.1

Book: Song of Solomon · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

WEB

1. The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

  1. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine. 3. Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you. (Song of Solomon 1:1-3, WEB)
KJV

1. The song of songs, which is Solomon's.

  1. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. thy: Heb. thy loves 3. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. (Song of Solomon 1:1-3, KJV)
YLT

1. The Song of Songs, that [is] Solomon's.

  1. Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better [are] thy loves than wine. 3. For fragrance [are] thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out, thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee! (Song of Solomon 1:1-3, YLT)

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Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.