The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The watchmen that go about the city found me; To whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
WEB
I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
YLT
The watchmen have found me, (Who are going round about the city), `Him whom my soul have loved saw ye?'
DBT
The watchmen that go about the city found me: — Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth?
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.