Song of Solomon 1:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Young's Literal Translation
Dark [am] I, and comely, daughters of Jerusalem, As tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.

King James Bible
I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Hebrew
I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am dark
שְׁחוֹרָ֤ה (šə·ḥō·w·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7838: Dusky, jetty

yet lovely,
וְֽנָאוָ֔ה (wə·nā·wāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 5000: Suitable, beautiful

O daughters
בְּנ֖וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

like the tents
כְּאָהֳלֵ֣י (kə·’ā·ho·lê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Kedar,
קֵדָ֔ר (qê·ḏār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6938: Kedar -- perhaps 'swarthy', a son of Ishmael, also his desc

like the curtains
כִּירִיע֖וֹת (kî·rî·‘ō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3407: A hanging

of Solomon.
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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