Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.
WEB
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
YLT
Lo, thou art fair, my friend, Lo, thou art fair, thine eyes are doves!
DBT
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are doves.
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.