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Song of Songs 2:16-17
Evangelical Heritage Version

My Lover Is Mine

The Woman

16 My lover is mine and I am his.
He browses among the lilies.
17 Until the day breathes and the shadows flee,
turn, my lover, and be like a gazelle,
or like a young buck on the divided mountains.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 The term divided mountains may refer to a part of the woman’s body. Some translations avoid the issue by transliterating as mountains of Bether.
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Song of Songs 2:16-17
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She

16 My beloved is mine and I am his;(A)
    he browses among the lilies.(B)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(C)
turn, my beloved,(D)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(E)
    on the rugged hills.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether
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