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Song of Solomon 8:9-11
Lexham English Bible

9 If she is a wall,
    we will adorn her with a turret of silver;[a][b]
but if she is a door,
    we will barricade her with boards of cedar.[c]
10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers,
    so my betrothed viewed me with great delight.[d]

Solomon’s Vineyard and the Maiden’s Gift

11 Solomon had a vineyard[e] at Baal-hamon;
    he entrusted his vineyard to the keepers;[f]
    people paid a thousand silver pieces for its fruit.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:9 Literally “we will build upon her a camp of silver”
  2. Song of Solomon 8:9 The term translated “turret” refers to the decorative parapet adorning the top of a building. This image is likely figurative for a silver tiara set upon the head
  3. Song of Solomon 8:9 Or “we will enclose her”
  4. Song of Solomon 8:10 Literally “then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace”
  5. Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “A vineyard was for Solomon”
  6. Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “he gave the vineyard to the keepers”
  7. Song of Solomon 8:11 Literally “each one brought a thousand silver pieces for his fruit”
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