⁵ “^[a]I ^(A)adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^(B)gazelles or by the hinds of the field,
That you will not arouse or awaken my love
Until ^[b]she pleases.”

⁸ “I ^(A)adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For ^(B)I am lovesick.”

⁹ “^[a][b]What kind of beloved is your beloved,
O ^(C)most beautiful among women?
^[c]What kind of beloved is your beloved,
That thus you adjure us?”

⁴ “^[a](A)I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,
^[b]Do not arouse or awaken my love
Until ^[c]she pleases.”