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1 I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
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I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
2 Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.
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As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens.
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4 Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love.
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He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
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Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am sick with love.
6 His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
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O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
7 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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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.
8 Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
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The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.
9 My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look! There he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.
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My beloved is like a gazelle, or a young stag. Behold, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through the lattice.
10 My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.
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My beloved speaks and says to me: "Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;
11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.
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for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.
12 Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
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The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
13 The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.”
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The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places on the mountainside, show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
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O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is comely.
15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.
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Catch us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom."
16 My beloved is mine and I am his; he browses among the lilies.
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My beloved is mine and I am his, he pastures his flock among the lilies.
17 Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or like a young stag on the rugged hills.
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Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, be like a gazelle, or a young stag upon rugged mountains.
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