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Song of Solomon 2:1-3
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The Woman Speaks Again

2 I am a rose in the Plain of Sharon,
    a lily in the valleys.

The Man Speaks Again

2 Among the young women, my darling
    is like a lily among thorns!

The Woman Answers

3 Among the young men, my lover
    is like an apple tree in the woods!
I enjoy sitting in his shadow;
    his fruit is sweet to my taste.

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Song of Songs 2:1-3
New International Version

She[a]

2 I am a rose[b](A) of Sharon,(B)
    a lily(C) of the valleys.

He

2 Like a lily among thorns
    is my darling among the young women.

She

3 Like an apple[c] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(D) among the young men.
I delight(E) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:1 Or He
  2. Song of Songs 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family
  3. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs
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