⁹ but my dove,^(A) my perfect one,^(B) is unique,
    the only daughter of her mother,
    the favorite of the one who bore her.^(C)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    the queens and concubines praised her.

¹³ Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
    come back, come back, that we may gaze on you!

Why would you gaze on the Shulammite
    as on the dance^(A) of Mahanaim?^[a]