There are sixty (A)queens and eighty concubines,
And [a](B)young women without number;
But (C)my dove, my perfect one, is [b]unique:
She is her mother’s [c]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her.
The [d](D)young women saw her and called her [e]blessed,
The (E)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:8 Or virgins
  2. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  3. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  4. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit daughters
  5. Song of Solomon 6:9 Or happy

Sixty queens(A) there may be,
    and eighty concubines,(B)
    and virgins beyond number;
but my dove,(C) my perfect one,(D) is unique,
    the only daughter of her mother,
    the favorite of the one who bore her.(E)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    the queens and concubines praised her.

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