Song of Solomon 1:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Do not stareתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙
(tir·'u·ni)
7200: to seea prim. root
at me because I am swarthy,שְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶת
(she·char·cho·ret,)
7840: blackishfrom shachar
For the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
(ha·sha·mesh;)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
has burnedשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִי
(she·she·za·fat·ni)
7805: to catch sight of, look ona prim. root
me. My mother'sאִמִּ֣י
(im·mi)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
sonsבְּנֵ֧י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
were angry 
 
2734: to burn or be kindled with angera prim. root
with me; They madeשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙
(sa·mu·ni)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
me caretakerנֹטֵרָ֣ה
(no·te·rah)
5201: to keepa prim. root
of the vineyards,הַכְּרָמִ֔ים
(hak·ke·ra·mim,)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation
[But] I have not taken careנָטָֽרְתִּי׃
(na·ta·re·ti.)
5201: to keepa prim. root
of my own vineyard.כַּרְמִ֥י
(kar·mi)
3754: a vineyardof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Look
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
not upon me because I am black
shcharchoreth  (shekh-ar-kho'-reth)
swarthy -- black.
because the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
hath looked
shazaph  (shaw-zaf')
to tan (by sun-burning); figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scan -- look up, see.
upon me my mother's
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
were angry
charar  (khaw-rar')
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion -- be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
with me they made
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
me the keeper
natar  (naw-tar')
to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger) -- bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.
of the vineyards
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
but mine own vineyard
kerem  (keh'-rem)
a garden or vineyard -- vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage.
have I not kept
natar  (naw-tar')
to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger) -- bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Do not stare at me because I am swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My mother's sons were angry with me; They made me caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has gazed on me. My mother's sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards. I have not kept my own vineyard.

International Standard Version
Don't stare at me because I'm dark; the sun has tanned me. My mother's sons were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards, but I didn't take care of my own vineyard.

NET Bible
Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Stop staring at me because I am so dark. The sun has tanned me. My brothers were angry with me. They made me the caretaker of the vineyards. I have not even taken care of my own vineyard.

King James 2000 Bible
Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has darkened 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.
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