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World English Bible

Song of Solomon 3 (WEBP)

[1] By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
[2] I will get up now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
[3] The watchmen who go about the city found me; “Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
[4] I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, into the room of her who conceived me.
[5] 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.
[6] Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?
[7] Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
[8] They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.
[9] King Solomon made himself a carriage of the wood of Lebanon.
[10] He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, the middle of it being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem.
[11] Go out, you daughters of Zion, and see King Solomon, with the crown with which his mother has crowned him, in the day of his weddings, in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Song of Solomon 3 (KJVS)

[1] By night on my bed I sought () him whom my soul loveth: () I sought () him, but I found () him not.
[2] I will rise () now, and go about () the city In the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek () him whom my soul loveth: () I sought () him, but I found () him not.
[3] The watchmen () that go about () the city found () me: To whom I said, Saw () ye him whom my soul loveth? ()
[4] It was but a little that I passed () from them, But I found () him whom my soul loveth: () I held () him, and would not let him go, () Until I had brought () him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived () me.
[5] 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. ()
[6] Who is this that cometh () out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed () with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? ()
[7] Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; Threescore valiant men are about it, Of the valiant of Israel.
[8] They all hold () swords, Being expert () in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh Because of fear in the night.
[9] King Solomon made () himself a chariot Of the wood of Lebanon.
[10] He made () the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, The midst thereof being paved () with love, For the daughters of Jerusalem.
[11] Go forth, () O ye daughters of Zion, And behold () king Solomon With the crown wherewith his mother crowned () him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Song of Solomon 3:9 Or, a bed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Song of Solomon 3 (BYZ)

[1] επι κοιτην μου εν νυξιν εζητησα ον ηγαπησεν η ψυχη μου εζητησα αυτον και ουχ ευρον αυτον εκαλεσα αυτον και ουχ υπηκουσεν μου
[2] αναστησομαι δη και κυκλωσω εν τη πολει εν ταις αγοραις και εν ταις πλατειαις και ζητησω ον ηγαπησεν η ψυχη μου εζητησα αυτον και ουχ ευρον αυτον
[3] ευροσαν με οι τηρουντες οι κυκλουντες εν τη πολει μη ον ηγαπησεν η ψυχη μου ειδετε
[4] ως μικρον οτε παρηλθον απ αυτων εως ου ευρον ον ηγαπησεν η ψυχη μου εκρατησα αυτον και ουκ αφησω αυτον εως ου εισηγαγον αυτον εις οικον μητρος μου και εις ταμιειον της συλλαβουσης με
[5] ωρκισα υμας θυγατερες ιερουσαλημ εν ταις δυναμεσιν και εν ταις ισχυσεσιν του αγρου εαν εγειρητε και εξεγειρητε την αγαπην εως αν θεληση
[6] τις αυτη η αναβαινουσα απο της ερημου ως στελεχη καπνου τεθυμιαμενη σμυρναν και λιβανον απο παντων κονιορτων μυρεψου
[7] ιδου η κλινη του σαλωμων εξηκοντα δυνατοι κυκλω αυτης απο δυνατων ισραηλ
[8] παντες κατεχοντες ρομφαιαν δεδιδαγμενοι πολεμον ανηρ ρομφαια αυτου επι μηρον αυτου απο θαμβους εν νυξιν
[9] φορειον εποιησεν εαυτω ο βασιλευς σαλωμων απο ξυλων του λιβανου
[10] στυλους αυτου εποιησεν αργυριον και ανακλιτον αυτου χρυσεον επιβασις αυτου πορφυρα εντος αυτου λιθοστρωτον αγαπην απο θυγατερων ιερουσαλημ
[11] εξελθατε και ιδετε εν τω βασιλει σαλωμων εν τω στεφανω ω εστεφανωσεν αυτον η μητηρ αυτου εν ημερα νυμφευσεως αυτου και εν ημερα ευφροσυνης καρδιας αυτου