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		Song 5:1 "I have come into my garden, my sister, my [promised] bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam and spice [from your sweet words]. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends; Drink and drink deeply, O lovers." [John 16:33]
		Song 5:2 ¶ "I was asleep, but my heart was awake. A voice [in my dream]! My beloved was knocking: 'Open to me, my sister, my darling, My dove, my perfect one! For my head is drenched with the [heavy night] dew; My hair [is covered] with the dampness of the night.' [Job 11:13-15]
		Song 5:3 "I had taken off my dress, How can I put it on again? I had washed my feet, How could I get them dirty again? [Is 32:9; Heb 3:15]
		Song 5:4 "My beloved extended his hand through the opening [of the door], And my feelings were aroused for him.
		Song 5:5 "I arose to open for my beloved; And my hands dripped with myrrh, And my fingers with liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh, On the handles of the bolt.
		Song 5:6 "I opened for my beloved, But my beloved had turned away and was gone. My heart went out to him when he spoke. I searched for him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he did not answer me.
		Song 5:7 "The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me. They struck me, they wounded me; The guardsmen of the walls took my shawl from me.
		Song 5:8 "I command that you take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, As to what you tell him-- [Say that] I am sick from love [sick from being without him]." [Ps 63:1]
		Song 5:9 ¶ "What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? What is your beloved more than another beloved, That you should so command us to take an oath?" [John 10:26]
		Song 5:10 ¶ "My beloved is exquisitely handsome and ruddy, Outstanding among ten thousand. [Ps 45:2; John 1:14]
		Song 5:11 "His head is like [precious] gold, pure gold; His hair is [curly] like clusters of dates And black as a raven.
		Song 5:12 "His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk And reposed in their setting.
		Song 5:13 "His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs. His lips are lilies Dripping sweet-scented myrrh.
		Song 5:14 "His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is a figure of carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.
		Song 5:15 "His legs are [strong and steady] pillars of alabaster Set upon pedestals of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, Stately and choice as the cedars.
		Song 5:16 "His mouth is full of sweetness; Yes, he is altogether lovely and desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem." [Ps 92:15; Col 1:15]

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