Protestantism
English
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.1
- my love: or, my companion
Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.
My welbeloued, beholde, thou art faire and pleasant: also our bed is greene:
Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves’ eyes.
The Bride
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves.
Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
Look! You are beautiful, my beloved. Look! You are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
Behold, you are beautiful, My love. Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes as doves'.
Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; you have doves' eyes.
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves. Beloved
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves. Beloved
Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves. Beloved
[Lov.] Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair! Thine eyes are doves.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.1
- my love: or, my companion.
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
[HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] doves!
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.1
- my love: or, my companion
Catholicism
English
Bride to Groom: Behold, you are handsome, O my beloved, and graceful. Our bed is flourishing.1
- 1:20She is speaking about him, using the masculine ‘dilecte mi’ and ‘decorus.’ Now, for the first time, she uses ‘our’ (a plural pronoun) to refer to herself and the groom united in love. +The Church admires the Christ, who is love and the source of grace for the Church. The marriage bed flourishing symbolizes the mystical union of Christ and His Church, which is an abundant source of blessings for the world.(Conte)