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1 Whither is thy beloved gone , O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside ? that we may seek him with thee.
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1 Where has your lover gone, most beautiful of women? Which way did your lover turn, that we may look for him with you?
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2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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2 My lover has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies.
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3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
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3 I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he browses among the lilies.
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4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners .
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4 You are beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, majestic as troops with banners.
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5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
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5 Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.
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6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins , and there is not one barren among them.
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6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is alone.
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7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
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7 Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.
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8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
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8 Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number;
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9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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9 but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the only daughter of her mother, the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and called her blessed; the queens and concubines praised her.
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10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners ?
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10 Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession?
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11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished , and the pomegranates budded .
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11 I went down to the grove of nut trees to look at the new growth in the valley, to see if the vines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom.
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12 Or ever I was aware , my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
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12 Before I realized it, my desire set me among the royal chariots of my people.
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13 Return , return , O Shulamite; return , return , that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
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13 Come back, come back, O Shulammite; come back, come back, that we may gaze on you! Why would you gaze on the Shulammite as on the dance of Mahanaim?
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