Song of Solomon 1:6 · King James Version
Song of Solomon 1:6 in the Original Hebrew
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Song of Solomon 1:6 in Other Translations
| 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. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | Fear me not, because I am 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. |
| WBT | 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] my own vineyard have I not kept. |
| DBY | 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. |
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Questions about Song of Solomon 1:6
What does Song of Solomon 1:6 say?
Song of Solomon 1:6 in the King James Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 1, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Song of Solomon 1:6 found in the Bible?
Song of Solomon 1:6 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 1, verse 6, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 1:6 shown in?
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