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1 Upon my bed by night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he gave no answer.
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1 All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him.
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2 "I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves." I sought him, but found him not.
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2 I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not find him.
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3 The watchmen found me, as they went about in the city. "Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"
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3 The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. "Have you seen the one my heart loves?"
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4 Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
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4 Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother's house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
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5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the hinds of the field, that you stir not up nor awaken love until it please.
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5 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
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6 What is that coming up from the wilderness, like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?
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6 Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?
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7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! About it are sixty mighty men of the mighty men of Israel,
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7 Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
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8 all girt with swords and expert in war, each with his sword at his thigh, against alarms by night.
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8 all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.
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9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin from the wood of Lebanon.
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9 King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon.
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10 He made its posts of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple; it was lovingly wrought within by the daughters of Jerusalem.
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10 Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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