1:2 mq6s What does the young woman say is better than wine? The young woman says her lover’s love is better than wine.
1:3 mzlf What does the young woman say her lover’s name is like? The young woman says his name is like flowing perfume.
1:4 kl7h Where has the king brought the young woman? The king has brought the young woman into his rooms.
1:5 l9jl How does the young woman describe her skin? The young woman describes her skin as dark but lovely like tents of Kedar, like curtains of Solomon.
1:6 i4hb Why does she not want the other women to stare at her? She does not want the other women to stare at her because her skin is scorched.
1:6 rcdr What did the young woman’s brothers do when they were angry with her? The young woman’s brothers made her a keeper of the vineyards.
1:7 z3wl What does the woman ask her lover? She asks him where he feeds his flock and where he rests his flock at noontime.
1:8 a2bi How does her lover say the young woman can find him? He tells her to follow the tracks of his flock to the shepherds’ tents.
1:9 p12i To what does the young woman’s lover compare her? He compares her to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
1:10 ubor What does her lover say is on her cheeks and neck? He says ornaments are on her cheeks and strings of jewels are on her neck.
1:11 h2dt What does her lover say he will make for her? He says he will make for her gold ornaments with silver studs.
1:12 ih62 Where was the king lying while the woman's perfume spread in the room? The king was lying on his couch while the fragrance of the woman's perfume spread.
2:3 wbxs How did the woman describe her beloved among the young men? The woman described her young man as the apple tree among the trees of the forest.
2:7 ix29 What did the young woman want the daughters of Jerusalem to avoid? The young woman wanted the young women avoid awakening love before the right time comes.
2:8 xebm What sound did the young woman hear? The young woman heard the voice of her beloved.
3:1 bnf8 For whom was the woman longing but could not find? The woman was longing for the one whom she loved, but she could not find him.
3:2 utoo For whom did the woman search through the streets and squares but not find? The woman searched through the streets and squares, but she could not find her beloved.
3:5 l61u What did the woman want the daughters of Jerusalem’s men to promise? The woman wanted the daughters of Jerusalem promise they would not awaken or stir love before the right time.
3:6-7 c55r What did the young woman see coming from the wilderness that was perfumed with myrrh and frankincense and powders? She saw the portable litter of Solomon coming with 60 warriors around it.
3:10 n2g7 What did King Solomon’s sedan chair look like? The chair had posts of silver, a back of gold, a seat of purple cloth, and was decorated and made comfortable with love.
4:4 lejg How did the woman’s beloved describe her neck? He described her neck as the tower of David built in rows of stone with a thousand soldiers’ shields hanging on it.
4:5 z789 How did the woman’s beloved describe her two breasts? He described her two breasts as two fawns, twins of a gazelle, grazing among the lilies.
4:6 rn57 Where would her lover go until dawn comes and the shadows flee? He said he would go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
4:11 pdtr With what did he say his bride’s lips dripped and what was under her tongue? He said his bride’s lips dripped with nectar and she had honey and milk under her tongue.
4:11 fy1q What did the woman’s clothes smell like? Her clothes smelled like the fragrance of Lebanon.
4:12 v9ds What kind of garden and what kind of spring did Solomon say his sister, his bride, was like? Solomon said she was like a garden locked up and a spring that was sealed.
4:13-14 crq6 To what did he liken the woman’s branches? He likened her branches to a grove of pomegranate trees with choice fruit and plants and all the finest spices.
4:15 rtha With what kinds of water does Solomon describe his lover? He described her as a garden spring, a well of fresh water, and streams flowing down from Lebanon.
4:16 oav0 On what does the young woman want the north and south winds to blow and why? She wanted the north and south winds to blow on her garden so that its spices would give off their fragrance.
4:16 vtra What did she want her beloved to do and to eat? She wanted her beloved to come into his garden and to eat some of its choice fruit.
5:1 egc9 Where had Solomon come? Solomon had come into his garden.
5:2 xzsj Of what was Solomon’s bride dreaming? She was dreaming of her beloved’s knocking and talking.
5:4 ex2d Where had Solomon put his hand? Solomon had put his hand through the opening of the door latch.
5:5 nqtx With what were the bride’s hands dipping when she opened the door? Her hands were dripping with moist myrrh.
5:6 ocv9 What did the bride find when she opened the door and how did she feel? She found that her beloved had turned and gone, so her heart sank and she became sad.
5:8 mfws What did the bride ask the women of Jerusalem to promise? She asked the women of Jerusalem to promise that if they found her beloved they would tell him she was lovesick for him.
5:10 tbiu How did the young woman describe her beloved? She described him as radiant, ruddy, and outstanding.
5:11 tazy How did the woman describe her beloved’s head and hair? She described his head as pure gold and his hair as curly and black.
5:12 kixv How did the woman describe her beloved’s eyes? She described his eyes like doves washed in milk.
5:13 n7zy How did Solomon’s bride describe his cheeks and lips? She described his cheeks like spice gardens and his lips as myrrh soaked lilies.
5:14 u1uz How did the woman describe her beloved’s arms and abdomen? She described his arms as gold with jewels and his abdomen as ivory covered with sapphires.
5:15 ypky How did the woman describe her beloved’s legs and his appearance? She described his legs as marble pillars with gold bases and his appearance like Lebanon, as special as the cedars.
5:16 voqe How did Solomon’s bride describe her beloved’s mouth and Solomon to Jerusalem’s daughters? She described his mouth as most sweet and that Solomon was most desirable.
6:2 g745 What does the young woman say her beloved was doing? The young woman said he was in his spice gardens to graze in the garden and gather lilies.
6:4 as68 How did her beloved feel about her? He felt that she was completely beautiful and lovely, but also terrifying.
6:5 bdre Why did the woman’s lover want her to turn her eyes away from him? The woman’s lover wanted her to turn her eyes away from him because her eyes excited him.
6:5 p5hg How did the woman’s lover describe her hair? He described her hair as a flock of goats descending the slopes of Mount Gilead.
6:6 m6pm How did her lover describe her teeth? He described her teeth as a flock of ewes, each with twins and none missing, coming up from the washing place.
6:9 uhu7 How did the woman’s lover describe his dove? The woman’s lover described her as undefiled, the only one, and the special and favorite daughter of her mother.
6:9 k32n What did the queens and the concubines say about her when they saw her? The queens and concubines called her blessed and praised her.
6:11 m082 Why did the woman’s lover go into the grove of nut trees? The woman’s lover went into the grove of nut trees to see if the vines had budded and the pomegranates were in bloom.
6:12 a7d9 How did the woman’s lover feel. The woman’s lover felt as though he were riding in the chariot of a prince.
6:13 nd2b What did the woman’s lover want her to do? The woman’s lover wanted her to turn back to him.
6:13 ajyb Why did the woman’s lover want her to turn to him? The woman’s lover wanted her to turn to him so that he may gaze on her.
7:1 waby How did Solomon describe his lover’s feet in her sandals and the curves of her thighs? He described her feet in her sandals as beautiful and the curves of her thighs like jewels.
7:2 a73z How did Solomon describe his love’s navel and belly? Solomon described his love’s navel as a round bowl which never lacks mixed wine and her belly as mound of wheat surrounded with lilies.
7:3 i59u How did Solomon describe his lover’s two breasts? Solomon described her two breasts like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
7:4 xw0h How did Solomon describe his lover’s neck, eyes, and nose? Solomon described her neck as an ivory tower, her eyes like a pool, and her nose like the tower in Lebanon.
7:5 xcpx How did Solomon describe his lover’s head and hair? Solomon described her head like Mount Carmel and her hair as dark.
7:8 kbdw What did he also want his lover’s breasts and breath to be like? He also wanted his lover’s breasts to be like grape clusters and her breath to be sweet like the smell of apricot fruit.
7:9 iu8k What did he want his lover’s mouth to be like? He wanted her mouth to be like the best wine.
7:10 zgw1 To whom did the young woman belong and whom did he desire? The young woman belonged to her beloved and her beloved desired her.
7:11 t5h6 Where did the young woman want her beloved to go with her? She wanted him to go into the countryside to spend the night in the villages.
7:12 lnc4 Why did she want her beloved to rise early? She wanted him to rise early to see if the vines in the vineyards and the pomegranates had budded.
7:12 y6on What did she say she would give her beloved when they got to the vineyards? She said she would give him her love.
7:13 d46g What did she say the mandrakes would do? She said the mandrakes would give off their fragrance.
7:13 ayne What did she say was at the door where she and her lover were staying? She said that at the door where they were staying there were all sorts of choice fruits, new and old, that she had stored up for him.
8:1 dnlh What did the woman wish that her lover was like and why? She wished he were like her brother so that she could kiss her lover at any time and no one would despise her.
8:2 ksh6 Where would the woman have liked to bring her lover? She would have liked to bring him to her mother’s house so he could teach her.
8:3 xkmh What were her lover’s left and right hands doing? His left hand was holding his head and his right hand is hugging her.
8:4 sk0u What did the woman want Jerusalem’s women to promise? The woman wanted Jerusalem’s women to promise that they would not interrupt her and her lover’s lovemaking until they were finished.
8:5 jnlm What did the women of Jerusalem ask? They asked who was coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved.
8:5 zdcq What did the young woman tell her lover when she woke him under the apricot tree? She told him that his mother had conceived and given birth to him under the apricot tree.
8:6 nbql What did the young woman want her lover to do and why? She wanted him to set her as a seal over his heart because love is as strong as death and a hot flame.
8:7 jbpi What couldn’t stop love? Huge amounts of moving water could not stop love.
8:8 dued What did the woman’s brothers say about their little sister? They said that her breasts had not yet grown and that they wondered what they would do for her when she was promised in marriage.
8:9 zldu What would the woman’s brothers do if she were a wall? If she were a wall, they would build a tower of silver on her.
8:9 r6bj What would the woman’s brothers do if she were a door? If she were a door, they would adorn her with boards of cedar.
8:10 u41y How did the young woman describe herself? She described herself as a wall with breasts like fortress towers and completely mature.
8:11 wyn6 What did the young woman say that Solomon did with his vineyard at Baal Hamon? Solomon leased his vineyard to those who would take care of it.
8:12 zm31 What does the young woman say about her own vineyard and those who maintained it? She said the 1000 shekels that it brought belonged to Solomon and that those who maintained it would get 200 shekels.
8:13 ga8b What did the woman’s lover say to her who lived in the gardens about what his friends, as well as he, wanted to hear? He said that his friends, as well as he, wanted to be the ones to hear her voice.
8:14 k16v What did the young woman want her beloved to do and be like? She wanted her beloved to hurry and to be like a deer.