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10 [a]I was a wall, and (A)my breasts were like towers;
Then I became in his eyes as one who finds peace.
11 Solomon had a (B)vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He (C)gave the vineyard to (D)caretakers.
Each one was to bring [b]one (E)thousand shekels of silver for its (F)fruit.
12 My very own vineyard is before me;
The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit.”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:10 BRIDE
  2. Song of Songs 8:11 Approx. 25 lb. or 11.3 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm