Song of Songs 6 - Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Young Women

6 Where has your love gone,
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he^[a] turned?
We will seek him with you.

Woman

²My love has gone down to his garden,^(A)
to beds of spice,^(B)
to feed in the gardens^(C)
and gather lilies.^(D)
³I am my love’s and my love is mine;^(E)
he feeds among the lilies.

Man

⁴You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,
lovely as Jerusalem,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners.^(F)
⁵Turn your eyes away from me,
for they captivate me.^(G)
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down from Gilead.^(H)
⁶Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
coming up from washing,
each one having a twin,
and not one missing.^[b]^(I)
⁷Behind your veil,^(J)
your brow^[c] is like a slice of pomegranate.
⁸There are sixty queens
and eighty concubines^(K)
and young women^[d] without number.
⁹But my dove,^(L) my virtuous one, is unique;^(M)
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;^(N)
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
¹⁰Who is this^(O) who shines like the dawn,
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?^(P)

Woman

¹¹I came down to the walnut grove
to see the blossoms of the valley,
to see if the vines were budding^(Q)
and the pomegranates blooming.
¹²I didn’t know what was happening to me.
I felt like I was
in a chariot with a nobleman.^[e]

Young Women

¹³Come back, come back, Shulammite!^[f]
Come back, come back, that we may look at you!

Man

How you gaze at the Shulammite,
as you look at the dance^(R) of the two camps!^[g]^(S)

Footnotes

6:1 Lit your love
6:6 Lit and no one bereaved among them
6:7 Or temple, or cheek, or lips
6:8 Or and virgins; Sg 1:3
6:12 Hb obscure
6:13 Or the perfect one, or the peaceable one
6:13 Or dance of Mahanaim

Cross references

Song of Songs 6 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

6 Where has your lover gone, most beautiful among women?Where has your lover turned, so we may seek him with you? 2 My lover went down to his garden, to the beds of balsamto graze his flocks in the gardens and to gather lilies.3 I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies. ...
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Song of Songs 6 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

6 Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women?Which way has your beloved turned that we may seek him with you?(A)2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices,to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.(B)3 I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he pastures...
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Song of Songs 6 - New International Version (NIV)

Friends6 Where has your beloved(A) gone, most beautiful of women?(B)Which way did your beloved turn, that we may look for him with you? She2 My beloved has gone(C) down to his garden,(D) to the beds of spices,(E)to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies.3 I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine...
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Song of Songs 6 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

The other women say6 “You are the most beautiful woman of all. Where has the one who loves you gone?Which way did he turn? We’ll help you look for him.” The woman says2 “My love has gone down to his garden. He’s gone to the beds of spices.He’s eating in the gardens. He’s gathering lilies.3 I belong ...
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Song of Songs 6 - New Catholic Bible (NCB)

Chapter 6I Belong to My Beloved[a]Companions:1 Where has your beloved gone, O loveliest of women?In what direction has your beloved turned so that we may join you in searching for him? Bride:2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices,to browse in his garden and to gather lilies....
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Song of Songs 6 - New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)

Chapter 6The Lost Lover Found1 D Where has your lover gone, most beautiful among women?Where has your lover withdrawn that we may seek him with you?[a]2 W(A) My lover has come down to his garden,[b] to the beds of spices,To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.3 (B)I belong to my lover, and my l...
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Song of Songs 6 - Modern English Version (MEV)

Friends of the Woman6 Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women?Where has your beloved turned aside, that we may seek him with you? The Woman2 My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices,to feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.3 I am my beloved’s and my belo...
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Song of Songs 6 - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)

The Friends6 Where has your lover gone,most beautiful of women?Where did your lover turn?We will look for him with you. I Am His. He Is Mine.The Woman2 My lover has gone down to his garden,to the beds of spices,to browse in the gardens,and to gather lilies. 3 I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine.He...
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