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Song of Solomon 8:12

My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon; Two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Vineyard;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Vineyards;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Vine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Song of songs;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Popery;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canticles;   ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Song of Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Song of Songs;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Song of Songs;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hillel B. Samuel B. Naḥman;   Shebu'ot;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
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."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit."
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My vineyarde which is myne, is in my syght: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousande, and the kepers two hundred, which kepe the fruite.
Darby Translation
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand [silver-pieces] be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.
New King James Version
My own vineyard is before me. You, O Solomon, may have a thousand, And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
Literal Translation
My vineyard which is mine is before me; the thousand is for you, O Solomon, and two hundred for the keepers of its fruit.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon, you can keep your 1000 shekels. Give 200 shekels to each man for the grapes he brought. But I will keep my own vineyard.
King James Version (1611)
My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must haue a thousand, and those that keepe the fruit thereof, two hundred.
King James Version
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But my vynyarde (o Salomon) geueth the a thousande, and two hundreth to ye kepers of the frute.
Amplified Bible
"My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand [shekels of silver] are for you, O Solomon, And two hundred are for those who tend the fruit."
American Standard Version
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Bible in Basic English
My vine-garden, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, will have the thousand, and those who keep the fruit of them two hundred.
Update Bible Version
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: You, O Solomon, shall have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
My vineyard which [is] mine, [is] before me: thou, O Solomon, [must have] a thousand, and those that keep the fruit of it two hundred.
New English Translation
My vineyard, which belongs to me, is at my disposal alone. The thousand shekels belong to you, O Solomon, and two hundred shekels belong to those who maintain it for its fruit.
Contemporary English Version
My vineyard is mine alone! Solomon can keep his silver and the others can keep their share of the profits.
Complete Jewish Bible
My vineyard is mine; I tend it, myself. You can have the thousand, Shlomo, and the fruit-caretakers, two hundred!
Geneva Bible (1587)
But my vineyarde which is mine, is before me: to thee, O Salomon appertaineth a thousand pieces of siluer, and two hundreth to them that keepe the fruite thereof.
George Lamsa Translation
My vineyard which is mine is before me; a thousand pieces of silver are yours, O Solomon, and two hundred for the keepers of the fruit.
Hebrew Names Version
My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Shlomo; Two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
New Living Translation
But my vineyard is mine to give, and Solomon need not pay a thousand pieces of silver. But I will give two hundred pieces to those who care for its vines.
New Life Bible
My own grape-field is for myself. The 1,000 pieces of silver are for you, Solomon. And 200 are for those who take care of its fruit."
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
My vineyard, even mine, is before me; Solomon shall have a thousand, and they that keep its fruit two hundred.
English Revised Version
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
New Revised Standard
My vineyard, my very own, is for myself; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Mine own vineyard, is before me, - The thousand belong to thee, O Solomon, and two hundred to the keepers of the fruit thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
My vineyard is before me. A thousand are for thee, the peaceable, and two hundred for them that keep the fruit thereof.
Lexham English Bible
My own "vineyard" belongs to me; the "thousand" are for you, O Solomon, and "two hundred" for those who tend its fruit.
English Standard Version
My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
New American Standard Bible
"My very own vineyard is at my disposal; The thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, And two hundred are for those who take care of its fruit."
New Century Version
But my own vineyard is mine to give. Solomon, the twenty-five pounds of silver are for you, and five pounds are for those who tend the fruit.
Good News Translation
Solomon is welcome to his thousand coins, and the farmers to two hundred as their share; I have a vineyard of my own!
Christian Standard Bible®
I have my own vineyard. The 1,000 are for you, Solomon, but 200 for those who guard its fruits.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The vyner is bifore me; a thousynde ben of thee pesible, and two hundrid to hem that kepen the fruytis therof.
Revised Standard Version
My vineyard, my very own, is for myself; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
Young's Literal Translation
My vineyard -- my own -- is before me, The thousand [is] for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!

Contextual Overview

8 We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister In the day when she is to be spoken for? 9 If she is a wall, We will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, Then I was in his eyes like one who found peace. 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. 12 My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon; Two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

vineyard: Song of Solomon 1:6, Proverbs 4:23, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 4:15, 1 Timothy 4:16

thou: Psalms 72:17-19, Romans 14:7-9, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 2 Corinthians 5:15

those: 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Timothy 5:18

Reciprocal: Exodus 19:5 - a peculiar Proverbs 27:18 - keepeth Proverbs 31:16 - considereth Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I planted Song of Solomon 4:16 - Let Isaiah 5:1 - touching Isaiah 7:23 - a thousand vines Ezekiel 15:2 - What Matthew 20:1 - a man Matthew 21:33 - There Matthew 21:34 - that Mark 12:1 - and let Luke 16:7 - An hundred Luke 20:9 - and let John 15:1 - husbandman 1 Corinthians 9:7 - planteth

Cross-References

Genesis 8:2
The deep's fountains and the sky's windows were also stopped, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Genesis 8:3
The waters receded from off the earth continually. After the end of one hundred fifty days the waters decreased.
Genesis 8:5
The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.
Genesis 8:6
It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,
Genesis 8:7
and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Genesis 8:8
He sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the surface of the ground,
Genesis 8:10
He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
Psalms 27:14
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Isaiah 25:9
It shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Yahweh; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My vineyard, which [is] mine, [is] before me,.... These are either the words of Christ, asserting and confirming his right and property in his vineyard, the church; and which he distinguishes from and prefers to all others; and which being said to be before him denotes his exact knowledge of every vine in it, not a plant escaping his watchful eye; his presence in it, his care of it, the delight and complacency he has therein: or else the words of the church, expressing her care, watchfulness, and diligence in the vineyard, and her concern for the welfare of the several vines and plants in it; see Song of Solomon 1:6; And certain it is that the next clause is spoken by her:

thou, O Solomon, [must have] a thousand; a thousand pieces or shekels of silver, as before: the church is willing Christ should have all he desires and demands, his whole due and full revenue of glory from his people; for he is meant, and not Solomon literally, as many Jewish writers h acknowledge. And the church being now in his presence, and using familiarity with him, thus addresses him,

and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred; by which may be meant an honourable maintenance for themselves and families, and much esteem and respect among the people to whom they minister; this is the double honour in 1 Timothy 5:17. Christ has the greatest share, as in reason he should, being the proprietor of the vineyard, and having the chief care and oversight of it, and gives it its increase: however, faithful ministers have their reward, which lies greatly in the conversion of sinners, and edification of saints; for that is their joy, and crown of rejoicing; and in eternal happiness they shall enjoy hereafter, 1 Thessalonians 2:19.

h Shir Hashirim Rabba, & Alshech in loc. R. Abendamae Not. in Miclol Yophi in Psal. lxxii. 20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A brief dialogue commencing with a question and answer probably made by brothers of the bride concerning a younger sister who will soon be old enough to be asked in marriage. The answer is given in the form of a parable: “If she be a wall,” i. e., stedfast in chastity and virtue, one on whom no light advances can be made, then let us honor and reward her. This fortress-wall shall be crowned as it were with a tower or battlement of silver. But “if she be a door,” light-minded and accessible to seduction Proverbs 7:11-12, then let us provide against assailants the protection of a cedar bar or panel.

Song of Solomon 8:10

The bride herself replies with the pride of innocence and virtue already crowned. She has shown herself to be such a fortress-wall as her brothers have alluded to, and her reward has been the royal favor.

Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12

She next turns to the king, and commends her brothers to his favorable regard by means of another parable. Solomon owns a vineyard in Baal-hamon (possibly Baalbak, or identical with Amana (Conder)), situated in the warm and fertile plains of Coele-Syria, overshadowed by the heights of Lebanon Song of Solomon 4:8. This vineyard he has let out to tenants etc.

The bride also has a vineyard of her own Song of Solomon 1:6, her beauty and virtue faithfully guarded by these same brothers in time past. This vineyard now belongs to Solomon. Let him have “the thousand” which is his due - she is indeed herself henceforth entirely his - but let the faithful keepers have their meed as well. At least two hundred silverlings should be theirs - a double tithe of royal praise and honor.


 
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