American Standard Version (ASV):
I rose up to open to my beloved; And my hands dropped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid myrrh, Upon the handles of the bolt.
King James Version (KJV):
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped [with] myrrh, and my fingers [with] sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I opened to my beloved; But my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone. My soul had failed me when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
King James Version (KJV):
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I have put off my garment; How shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
King James Version (KJV):
I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
American Standard Version (ASV):
My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], And my heart was moved for him.
King James Version (KJV):
My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], and my bowels were moved for him.
American Standard Version (ASV):
[ Thou art] a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.
King James Version (KJV):
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Awake, O north wind; And come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat his precious fruits.
King James Version (KJV):
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
King James Version (KJV):
I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
King James Version (KJV):
I sleep, but my heart waketh: [it is] the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, [and] my locks with the drops of the night.
American Standard Version (ASV):
Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,
King James Version (KJV):
Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
American Standard Version (ASV):
Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
King James Version (KJV):
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: