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Mutual Delight in Each Other
“aWhere has your beloved gone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”
The Bride
2 “My beloved has gone down to his agarden,To the bbeds of balsam,To cpasture his flock in the gardensAnd gather dlilies.3 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bpastures his flock among the lilies.”
The Groom
4 “aYou are as beautiful as bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As eawesome as an army with banners.5 “Turn your eyes away from me,For they have confused me;aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Gilead.6 “aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesThat have come up from their watering place,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.7 “aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty aqueens and eighty concubines,And 1byoung women without number;9 But amy dove, my perfect one, is 1unique:She is her mother’s 2only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her.The 3byoung women saw her and called her 4blessed,The cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
10 ‘Who is this who looks down like the dawn,As beautiful as the full amoon,As pure bas the sun,As cawesome as an army with banners?’11 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the plants of the valley,To see whether athe vine had grownOr the bpomegranates had bloomed.12 “1Before I was aware, my soul set meOver the chariots of 2my noble people.”
The Chorus
13 “1Come back, come back, O Shulammite;Come back, come back, so that we may look at you!”The Groom“Why should you look at the Shulammite,As at the adance of 2bthe two armies?
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Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other
“1aWhere has your beloved gone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”
2 “1My beloved has gone down to his agarden,To the bbeds of spices,To cshepherd his flock in the gardensAnd gather dlilies.3 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bshepherds his flock among the lilies.”
4 “1aYou are as beautiful as bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As emajestic as 2an army with banners.5 “Turn your eyes away from me,For they have overwhelmed me;aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have leapt down from Gilead.6 “aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has 1lost her young.7 “aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty aqueens and eighty concubines,And 1bmaidens without number;9 She is the only one—amy dove, my perfect one;She is the only one of her mother;She is the pure one of her who bore her.The bdaughters saw her and called her blessed,The cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,10 ‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,As beautiful as the full amoon,As pure bas the sun,As cmajestic as 1an army with banners?’
11 “1I went down to the garden of nut treesTo see the blossoms of the valley,To see whether athe vine had flourishedOr the bpomegranates had bloomed.12 “I did not know it, but my soul set meAmong the chariots of 1my noble people.”
13 “12Come back, come back, O Shulammite;Come back, come back, that we may behold you!”“3Why should you behold the Shulammite,As at the adance of 4bthe two companies?
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Mutual Delight in Each Other
“aWhere has your beloved gone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where is your beloved hiding himself,That we may seek him with you?”
(The Shulammite Bride)
2 “My beloved has gone down to his agarden,To the bbeds of balsam,To cfeed his flock in the gardensAnd gather dlilies.3 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bfeeds his flock among the lilies.”
(The Bridegroom)
4 “aYou are as beautiful as 1bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As emajestic as an army with banners!5 “Turn your flashing eyes away from me,For they have confused and overcome me;aYour hair is like the shimmering black fleece of a flock of Arabian goatsThat have descended from Mount Gilead.6 “aYour bteeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has lost her young.7 “aYour temples are like a slice of the pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty aqueens and eighty 1concubines,And bmaidens without number;9 But amy dove, my perfect one, stands alone above them all;She is her mother’s only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who bore her.The bmaidens saw her and called her blessed and happy,The cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying, Col 2:8, 9
10 ‘Who is this that looks down like the dawn,Fair and beautiful as the full amoon,Clear and pure bas the sun,As cmajestic as an army with banners?’11 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the flowers of the valley,To see whether the agrapevine had buddedAnd the bpomegranates were in flower.12 “Before I was aware of what was happening, my desire had brought meInto the area of the princes of my people the king’s retinue.”
(The Chorus)
13 “Return, return, O Shulammite;Return, return, that we may gaze at you.”(The Bridegroom)“Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As at the adance of the btwo armies?
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Mutual Delight in Each Other
“1aWhere has your beloved gone,O bmost beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”
2 “1My beloved has gone down to his agarden,To the bbeds of balsam,To cpasture his flock in the gardensAnd gather dlilies.3 “aI am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who bpastures his flock among the lilies.”
4 “1aYou are as beautiful as bTirzah, my darling,As clovely as dJerusalem,As eawesome as 2an army with banners.5 “Turn your eyes away from me,For they have confused me;aYour hair is like a flock of goatsThat have descended from Gilead.6 “aYour teeth are like a flock of ewesWhich have come up from their washing,All of which bear twins,And not one among them has 1lost her young.7 “aYour temples are like a slice of a pomegranateBehind your veil.8 “There are sixty aqueens and eighty concubines,And 1bmaidens without number;9 But amy dove, my perfect one, is 1unique:She is her mother’s 2only daughter;She is the pure child of the one who bore her.The 3bmaidens saw her and called her blessed,The cqueens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
10 ‘Who is this that 1grows like the dawn,As beautiful as the full amoon,As pure bas the sun,As cawesome as 2an army with banners?’11 “I went down to the orchard of nut treesTo see the blossoms of the valley,To see whether athe vine had buddedOr the bpomegranates had bloomed.12 “Before I was aware, my soul set meOver the chariots of 1my noble people.”
13 “12Come back, come back, O Shulammite;Come back, come back, that we may gaze at you!”“3Why should you gaze at the Shulammite,As at the adance of 4bthe two companies?
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