1
Ig[ch. 4:16; 6:2] came to my garden, myhch. 4:9, 10, 12 sister, my bride,
I gathered myiver. 5, 13; ch. 4:14 myrrh with my spice,
I ate myjch. 4:11 honeycomb with my honey,
Ik[Prov. 9:5] drank my wine with my milk.
Eat,l[John 15:14, 15] friends, drink,
and be drunk with love!
2
I slept, but my heart was awake.
A sound! My beloved ism[Rev. 3:20] knocking.
“Open to me, mynch. 4:9, 10, 12 sister, myoSee ch. 1:15 love,
mypSee ch. 2:14 dove, myqch. 6:9; [ch. 4:7] perfect one,
for my head is wet with dew,
myrver. 11 locks with the drops of the night. ”
3 s[Luke 11:7] I had put off my garment;
how could I put it on?
I hadtSee Gen. 18:4 bathed my feet;
how could I soil them?
4 My beloved put his hand to the latch,
and my heart was thrilled within me.
5 I arose to open to my beloved,
and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers withuver. 13 liquid myrrh,
on the handles of the bolt.
6 I opened to my beloved,
but my beloved had turned and gone.
My soul failed me when hev[ver. 2] spoke.
wch. 3:1 I sought him, but found him not;
x[Prov. 1:28] I called him, but he gave no answer.
7 ych. 3:3 The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city;
they beat me, they bruised me,
they took away my veil,
those watchmen of the walls.
8 IzSee ch. 2:7 adjure you, OaSee ch. 1:5 daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
bch. 2:5 I am sick with love.
9
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
Occh. 1:8; 6:1 most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
that you thusz[See ver. 8 above] adjure us?
10
My beloved is radiant andd[1 Sam. 16:12] ruddy,
e[Ps. 45:2] distinguished among ten thousand.
11 His head is the finest gold;
fver. 2 his locks are wavy,
black as a raven.
12 Hisgch. 1:15; 4:1 eyes are like doves
beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
sitting beside a full pool.
13 Hisi[ch. 1:10] cheeks are likejch. 6:2 beds of spices,
mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips arek[ch. 2:1] lilies,
drippingu[See ver. 5 above] liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rods of gold,
set withlEx. 28:20; 39:13; Ezek. 1:16 jewels.
His body is polished ivory,
bedecked withmEx. 24:10; Ezek. 1:26; 10:1 sapphires.
15 His legs are alabaster columns,
set on bases of gold.
His appearance is likeoSee 1 Kgs. 4:33 Lebanon,
choice as the cedars.
16 Hisp[ch. 7:9] mouth is most sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
Oa[See ver. 8 above] daughters of Jerusalem.