There are 60 queens
and 80 concubines(A)
and young women[a] without number.
But my dove,(B) my virtuous one, is unique;(C)
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;(D)
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:

10 Y[b] Who is this[c](E) who shines like the dawn—
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:8 Or and virgins; Sg 1:3
  2. Song of Solomon 6:10 Some see v. 10 as spoken by M.
  3. Song of Solomon 6:10 In Hb, the word for “this” is feminine.

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