The Groom

(A)Swear to me, you (B)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (C)gazelles or by the (D)does of the field,
(E)That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

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My beloved is like a (A)gazelle or a (B)young [a]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall,
He is looking through the windows,
He is peering (C)through the lattice.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:9 Lit of the stags

17 (A)Until the cool of the day, when the shadows flee,
Turn, my beloved, and be like a (B)gazelle
Or a young stag (C)on the mountains of [a]Bether.”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or ravines; or perfumes

Your (A)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle
That (B)graze among the lilies.

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Your (A)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle.

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The Bride

14 [a]Hurry, my beloved,
And be (A)like a gazelle or a young [b]stag
On the (B)mountains of balsam trees!”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:14 Lit Flee
  2. Song of Solomon 8:14 Lit of the stags

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