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14 His arms are rods[a][b] of gold engraved with[c] jewels;
    his belly[d] is polished ivory covered with sapphires.[e]
15 His legs are columns of alabaster,[f] set on bases of gold;
    his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars.[g]
16 His mouth[h] is sweet,
    and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved;
    this is my friend, O young women of Jerusalem.[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:14 Literally “cylinders”
  2. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “rings”
  3. Song of Solomon 5:14 Literally “filled with”
  4. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “body”
  5. Song of Solomon 5:14 Or “works of ivory set with sapphire”
  6. Song of Solomon 5:15 Or “marble”
  7. Song of Solomon 5:15 Literally “the cedars”
  8. Song of Solomon 5:16 Or “his palate”
  9. Song of Solomon 5:16 Literally “O daughters of Jerusalem”