Song of Solomon 1:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

black. swarthy (feminine)

daughters of Jerusalem: i.e. the ladies of Solomon's court.

Kedar. dark. All Kedar's tents were black.

as. Supply the Ellipsis (App-6), "[but comely] as the curtains of Solomon". Required by the Alternation: a| swarthy. a. as Kedar's tents. b| comely. b. as Solomon's curtains.

Song of Solomon 1:5

5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.