Passage

Song of Solomon 2

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys. 2. As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters. 3. As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4. He brought me to the banqueting - house, And his banner over me was love. 5. Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love. 6. His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me. 7. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. 8. The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills. 9. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: Behold, he standeth behind our wall; He looketh in at the windows; He glanceth through the lattice. 10. My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11. For, lo, the winter is past; The rain is over and gone; 12. The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land; 13. The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs, And the vines are in blossom; They give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14. O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the covert of the steep place, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15. Take us the foxes, the little foxes, That spoil the vineyards; For our vineyards are in blossom. 16. My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth his flock among the lilies. 17. Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether." (Song of Solomon 2:1-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2. As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4. He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love. 5. Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love. 6. His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me. 7. I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. 8. The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills. 9. My beloved is like a roe or a young deer. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice. 10. My beloved spoke, and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. 11. For, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone. 12. The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. 13. The fig tree ripens her green figs. The vines are in blossom. They give out their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.” 14. My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely. 15. Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that plunder the vineyards; for our vineyards are in blossom. 16. My beloved is mine, and I am his. He browses among the lilies. 17. Until the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be like a roe or a young deer on the mountains of Bether." (Song of Solomon 2:1-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3. As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. ^{I sat: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc} ^{taste: Heb. palate} 4. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. ^{banqueting: Heb. house of wine} 5. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. ^{comfort: Heb. straw me with apples} 6. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7. I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. ^{I charge: Heb. I adjure you} 8. The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. ^{shewing: Heb. flourishing} 10. My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13. The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14. O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 15. Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 16. My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 17. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. ^{of Bether: or, of division}" (Song of Solomon 2:1-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. As a lily among the thorns, 2. So [is] my friend among the daughters! 3. As a citron among trees of the forest, So [is] my beloved among the sons, In his shade I delighted, and sat down, And his fruit [is] sweet to my palate. 4. He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love, 5. Sustain me with grape-cakes, Support me with citrons, for I [am] sick with love. 6. His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me. 7. I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please! 8. The voice of my beloved! lo, this, he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills. 9. My beloved [is] like to a roe, Or to a young one of the harts. Lo, this, he is standing behind our wall, Looking from the windows, Blooming from the lattice. 10. My beloved hath answered and said to me, 'Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away, 11. For lo, the winter hath passed by, The rain hath passed away, it hath gone. 12. The flowers have appeared in the earth, The time of the singing hath come, And the voice of the turtle was heard in our land, 13. The fig-tree hath ripened her green figs, And the sweet-smelling vines have given forth fragrance, Rise, come, my friend, my fair one, yea, come away. 14. My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice [is] sweet, and thy appearance comely. 15. Seize ye for us foxes, Little foxes, destroyers of vineyards, Even our sweet-smelling vineyards. 16. My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his, Who is delighting among the lilies, 17. Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, Turn, be like, my beloved, To a roe, or to a young one of the harts, On the mountains of separation!" (Song of Solomon 2:1-17, YLT)

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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Quoted in

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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.

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