5Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.


In Context

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth- for your love is more delightful than wine.

3 Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens love you!

4 Take me away with you-let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. We rejoice and delight in you ; we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you!

5 Dark am I, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon.

6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother's sons were angry with me and made me take care of the vineyards; my own vineyard I have neglected.

7 Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends?

Song of Solomon 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Cedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, Oh ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5I am dark, but lovely, you daughters of Jerusalem, like Kedar's tents, like Solomon's curtains.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5Dark am I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.