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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 H3915 on my bed H4904 I sought H1245 (8765) him whom my soul H5315 loveth H157 (8804): I sought H1245 (8765) him, but I found H4672 (8804) him not.
[2] I will rise H6965 (8799) now, and go about H5437 (8779) the city H5892 in the streets H7784, and in the broad ways H7339 I will seek H1245 (8762) him whom my soul H5315 loveth H157 (8804): I sought H1245 (8765) him, but I found H4672 (8804) him not.
[3] The watchmen H8104 (8802) that go about H5437 (8802) the city H5892 found H4672 (8804) me: [to whom I said], Saw H7200 (8804) ye him whom my soul H5315 loveth H157 (8804)?
[4] [It was] but a little H4592 that I passed H5674 (8804) from them, but I found H4672 (8804) him whom my soul H5315 loveth H157 (8804): I held H270 (8804) him, and would not let him go H7503 (8686), until I had brought H935 (8689) him into my mother’s H517 house H1004, and into the chamber H2315 of her that conceived H2029 (8802) me.
[5] I charge H7650 (8689) you, O ye daughters H1323 of Jerusalem H3389, by the roes H6643, and H176 by the hinds H355 of the field H7704, that ye stir not up H5782 (8686), nor awake H5782 (8787) [my] love H160, till he please H2654 (8799).
[6] Who [is] this that cometh H5927 (8802) out of the wilderness H4057 like pillars H8490 of smoke H6227, perfumed H6999 (8794) with myrrh H4753 and frankincense H3828, with all powders H81 of the merchant H7402 (8802)?
[7] Behold his bed H4296, which [is] Solomon’s H8010; threescore H8346 valiant H1368 men [are] about H5439 it, of the valiant H1368 of Israel H3478.
[8] They all hold H270 (8803) swords H2719, [being] expert H3925 (8794) in war H4421: every man H376 [hath] his sword H2719 upon his thigh H3409 because of fear H6343 in the night H3915.
[9] King H4428 Solomon H8010 made H6213 (8804) himself a chariot H668 of the wood H6086 of Lebanon H3844.
[10] He made H6213 (8804) the pillars H5982 thereof [of] silver H3701, the bottom H7507 thereof [of] gold H2091, the covering H4817 of it [of] purple H713, the midst H8432 thereof being paved H7528 (8803) [with] love H160, for the daughters H1323 of Jerusalem H3389.
[11] Go forth H3318 (8798), O ye daughters H1323 of Zion H6726, and behold H7200 (8798) king H4428 Solomon H8010 with the crown H5850 wherewith his mother H517 crowned H5849 (8765) him in the day H3117 of his espousals H2861, and in the day H3117 of the gladness H8057 of his heart H3820.
Young’s Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 3 (YLT)
[1] On my couch by night, I sought him whom my soul hath loved; I sought him, and I found him not!
[2] -Pray, let me rise, and go round the city, In the streets and in the broad places, I seek him whom my soul hath loved! -I sought him, and I found him not.
[3] The watchmen have found me, (Who are going round about the city), ‘Him whom my soul have loved saw ye?’
[4] But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother- And the chamber of her that conceived me.
[5] 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!
[6] Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Like palm-trees of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, From every powder of the merchant?
[7] Lo, his couch, that is Solomon’s, Sixty mighty ones are around it, Of the mighty of Israel,
[8] All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.
[9] A palanquin king Solomon made for himself, Of the wood of Lebanon,
[10] Its pillars he made of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst lined with love, By the daughters of Jerusalem.
[11] Go forth, and look, ye daughters of Zion, On king Solomon, with the crown, With which his mother crowned him, In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the joy of his heart!