Song of Songs 3 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth : I sought him, but I found him not.

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1 H3915 By night H4904 on my bed H1245 I sought [H8765] H5315 him whom my soul H157 loveth [H8804] H1245 : I sought [H8765] H4672 him, but I found [H8804] him not.

2 H6965 I will rise [H8799] H5437 now, and go about [H8779] H5892 the city H7784 in the streets H7339 , and in the broad ways H1245 I will seek [H8762] H5315 him whom my soul H157 loveth [H8804] H1245 : I sought [H8765] H4672 him, but I found [H8804] him not.

3 H8104 The watchmen [H8802] H5437 that go about [H8802] H5892 the city H4672 found [H8804] H7200 me: to whom I said, Saw [H8804] H5315 ye him whom my soul H157 loveth [H8804] ?

4 H4592 It was but a little H5674 that I passed [H8804] H4672 from them, but I found [H8804] H5315 him whom my soul H157 loveth [H8804] H270 : I held [H8804] H7503 him, and would not let him go [H8686] H935 , until I had brought [H8689] H517 him into my mother's H1004 house H2315 , and into the chamber H2029 of her that conceived [H8802] me.

5 H7650 I charge [H8689] H1323 you, O ye daughters H3389 of Jerusalem H6643 , by the roes H176 , and H355 by the hinds H7704 of the field H5782 , that ye stir not up [H8686] H5782 , nor awake [H8787] H160 my love H2654 , till he please [H8799] .

6 H5927 Who is this that cometh [H8802] H4057 out of the wilderness H8490 like pillars H6227 of smoke H6999 , perfumed [H8794] H4753 with myrrh H3828 and frankincense H81 , with all powders H7402 of the merchant [H8802] ?

7 H4296 Behold his bed H8010 , which is Solomon's H8346 ; threescore H1368 valiant H5439 men are about H1368 it, of the valiant H3478 of Israel.

8 H270 They all hold [H8803] H2719 swords H3925 , being expert [H8794] H4421 in war H376 : every man H2719 hath his sword H3409 upon his thigh H6343 because of fear H3915 in the night.

9 H4428 King H8010 Solomon H6213 made [H8804] H668 himself a chariot H6086 of the wood H3844 of Lebanon.

10 H6213 He made [H8804] H5982 the pillars H3701 thereof of silver H7507 , the bottom H2091 thereof of gold H4817 , the covering H713 of it of purple H8432 , the midst H7528 thereof being paved [H8803] H160 with love H1323 , for the daughters H3389 of Jerusalem.

11 H3318 Go forth [H8798] H1323 , O ye daughters H6726 of Zion H7200 , and behold [H8798] H4428 king H8010 Solomon H5850 with the crown H517 wherewith his mother H5849 crowned [H8765] H3117 him in the day H2861 of his espousals H3117 , and in the day H8057 of the gladness H3820 of his heart.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. ² [I said], 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, when 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 adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please. ⁶ Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? ⁷ Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; threescore mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel. ⁸ They all handle the sword, [and] are expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of fear in the night. ⁹ King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the wood of Lebanon. ¹⁰ He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem. ¹¹ Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.