Song of Solomon 1:5 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. See the chapterMore versionsAmplified Bible - Classic EditionI am so black; but [you are] lovely and pleasant [the ladies assured her]. O you daughters of Jerusalem, [I am as dark] as the tents of [the Bedouin tribe] Kedar, like the [beautiful] curtains of Solomon! See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon. See the chapterCommon English BibleDark am I, and lovely, daughters of Jerusalem— like the black tents of the Kedar nomads, like the curtains of Solomon’s palace. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBride to Chorus: The king has led me into his storerooms. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionDo not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept. See the chapter |