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Song of Solomon 1:5

KedarSolomonJerusalemKedar
Identity and self-worthLove for others

3 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

4 Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.

7 Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

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BSB
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
KJV
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
WEB
I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar’s tents, like Solomon’s curtains.
ASV
I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
DARBY
I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
BLB
Black [am] I, and lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
ÅB
Sort er jeg, men yndig, dere Jerusalems døtre, som Kedars telter, som Salomos telttepper.
OTB
Jeg er svart og vakker, Dere Jerusalems døtre, Som Kedars telt, Som Salomos gardiner.
B1930
Sort er jeg, men yndig, I Jerusalems døtre, som Kedars telter, som Salomos telttepper.

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