Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.
WEB
Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.
YLT
Or to a young one of the harts on mountains of spices!
DBT
Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.
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.