My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
WEB
My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
YLT
My beloved hath answered and said to me, `Rise up, my friend, my fair one, and come away,
DBT
My beloved spake and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentSong of Solomon — Love poetry in eight chapters — the Bible's most surprising book. A chiastic structure; a bride and bridegroom alternating in dialogue; and a three-school interpretive tradition the site surfaces without adjudication.
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (1:1 ''the song of songs, which is Solomon's''). Critical: the ''of Solomon'' construction allows ''about Solomon'' or ''to Solomon'' and opens the authorship question. §7.9 surfaces; most readings keep Solomonic association.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 965–930 BC. Critical reading: later editorial compilation.