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Song of Solomon

A series of love poems between a bride and groom, celebrating love and marriage.

Chapter 6

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KJV: Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

Geneva: O the fairest among women, whither is thy welbeloued gone? whither is thy welbeloued turned aside, that we may seeke him with thee?

KJV: My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

Geneva: My welbeloued is gone downe into his garden to the beds of spices, to feede in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

KJV: I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

Geneva: I am my welbeloueds, and my welbeloued is mine, who feedeth among the lilies.

KJV: Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Geneva: Thou art beautifull, my loue, as Tirzah, comely as Ierusale, terrible as an army with baners.

KJV: Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

Geneva: Turne away thine eyes from me: for they ouercome mee: thine heare is like a flocke of goates, which looke downe from Gilead.

KJV: Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

Geneva: Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe, which goe vp from the washing, which euery one bring out twinnes, and none is barren among them.

KJV: As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

Geneva: Thy temples are within thy lockes as a piece of a pomegranate.

KJV: There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

Geneva: There are threescore Queenes and fourescore concubines & of the damsels without nober.

KJV: My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

Geneva: But my doue is alone, and my vndefiled, she is the onely daughter of her mother, and shee is deare to her that bare her: the daughters haue seene her & counted her blessed: euen the Queenes and the concubines, and they haue praised her.

KJV: Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

Geneva: Who is shee that looketh foorth as the morning, fayre as the moone, pure as the sunne, terrible as an armie with banners!

KJV: I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

Geneva: I went downe to the garden of nuttes, to see the fruites of the valley, to see if the vine budded, and if the pomegranates flourished.

KJV: Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

Geneva: I knewe nothing, my soule set me as the charets of my noble people.

KJV: Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

Geneva: Returne, returne, O Shulamite, returne: returne that we may behold thee. What shal you see in the Shulamite, but as the company of an armie?

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