15 Catch for us the foxes,(A)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(B)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.(C)

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Her Brothers

15 Catch us (A)the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.

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12 Let us go early to the vineyards(A)
    to see if the vines have budded,(B)
if their blossoms(C) have opened,
    and if the pomegranates(D) are in bloom(E)
    there I will give you my love.

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12 Let us get up early to the vineyards;
Let us (A)see if the vine has budded,
Whether the grape blossoms are open,
And the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.

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12 But my own vineyard(A) is mine to give;
    the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
    and two hundred[a] are for those who tend its fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

(To Solomon)

12 My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.

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