Song of Solomon 4 (NASB)

16 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)

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Song of Solomon Chapter 4 contains 16 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 8 chapters in Song of Solomon.

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1'How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are [like] doves behind your veil; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Mount Gilead.

2'Your teeth are like a flock of [newly] shorn ewes Which have come up from [their] washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.

3'Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil.

4'Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the mighty men.

5'Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle Which feed among the lilies.

6'Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense.

7'You are altogether beautiful, my darling, And there is no blemish in you.

8'[Come] with me from Lebanon, [my] bride, May you come with me from Lebanon. Journey down from the summit of Amana, From the summit of Senir and Hermon, From the dens of lions, From the mountains of leopards.

9'You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, [my] bride; You have made my heart beat faster with a single [glance] of your eyes, With a single strand of your necklace.

10'How beautiful is your love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all [kinds] of spices!

11'Your lips, [my] bride, drip honey; Honey and milk are under your tongue, And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

12'A garden locked is my sister, [my] bride, A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.

13'Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates With choice fruits, henna with nard plants,

14Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, With all the trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.

15'[You are] a garden spring, A well of fresh water, And streams [flowing] from Lebanon.'

16'Awake, O north [wind], And come, [wind of] the south; Make my garden breathe out [fragrance], Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!'

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What is Song of Solomon 4 in the NASB?

Song of Solomon 4 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 16 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).

How does the NASB translate Song of Solomon 4 differently?

The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Song of Solomon 4 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Song of Solomon 4 (NASB)?

Song of Solomon Chapter 4 contains 16 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of Song of Solomon has 8 chapters total.

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