Solomon’s Love for a Shulamite Girl
The Banquet
The Shulamite
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
bWe will run after1 you.
The king chas brought me into his chambers.
We will be glad and rejoice in1 you.
We will remember your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.
The Daughters of Jerusalem The Shulamite The Daughters of Jerusalem The Shulamite
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.
Because the sun has1 tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
They made me the keeper of the vineyards,
But my own avineyard I have not kept.
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American Standard Version
Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is `as' oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Amplified® Bible
[And she continues] The odor of your ointments is fragrant; your name is like perfume poured out. Therefore do the maidens love you.
Contemporary English Version
and you smell so sweet. All the young women adore you; the very mention of your name is like spreading perfume. *
Darby English Version
Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Good News Bible
There is a fragrance about you; the sound of your name recalls it. No woman could keep from loving you.
King James Version
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
New American Standard Bible
"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is {like} purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you.
New International Version
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes;
your name is like perfume poured out.
No wonder the maidens love you!
New King James Version
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments,
Your name is ointment poured forth;
Therefore the virgins love you.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name I regard as purified oil; Therefore the maidens love you.
Revised Standard Version
your anointing oils are fragrant, your name is oil poured out; therefore the maidens love you.
Young's Literal Translation
For fragrance `are' thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!
New English Translation
The fragrance1 of your colognes2 is delightful;3 your name4 is like the finest5 perfume.6 No wonder the young women7 adore8 you!
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