Song of Solomon 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Song of Solomon 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Song of Solomon 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has scorched me. My mother’s sons were angry with me. They made me keeper of the vineyards. I haven’t kept my own vineyard.”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — World English Bible
Song of Solomon 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Look not upon me, because I am swarthy, Because the sun hath scorched me. My mother’s sons were incensed against me; They made me keeper of the vineyards; But mine own vineyard have I not kept. ”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — American Standard Version
Song of Solomon 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Fear me not, because I <FI>am<Fi> very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard--my own--I have not kept.”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Song of Solomon 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Look not upon me, because I am black; Because the sun hath looked upon me. My mother's children were angry with me: They made me keeper of the vineyards; Mine own vineyard have I not kept. ”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — Darby Translation
Song of Solomon 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shewe me, O thou, whome my soule loueth, where thou feedest, where thou liest at noone: for why should I be as she that turneth aside to the flockes of thy companions?”
Song of Solomon 1:6 — Geneva Bible
Song of Solomon 1:6 in Context — Song of Solomon 1
4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
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What Does Song of Solomon 1:6 Mean?
Song of Solomon 1:6 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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