The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYLT
The voice of my beloved! lo, this--he is coming, Leaping on the mountains, skipping on the hills.
ASV
The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh, Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
WEB
Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
DBT
The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh Leaping upon the mountains, Skipping upon the hills.
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.