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Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Lexham English Bible
Song of Solomon 2:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 Sustain me with the raisins,
refresh me with the apples,
for I am lovesick.[a]
Double Refrain: Embrace and Adjuration
6 His left hand is under my head,
and his right hand embraces[b] me.
7 I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,[c]
by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases![d]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:5 Literally “for I myself am sick with love”
- Song of Solomon 2:6 Or “would embrace me”
- Song of Solomon 2:7 Literally “O daughters of Jerusalem”
- Song of Solomon 2:7 Or “Do not stir up or awaken the love until it is willing,” or “Do not disturb or interrupt our lovemaking until it is satisfied”
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