His (A)left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand (B)embraces me!
I (C)adjure you,[a] O (D)daughters of Jerusalem,
    by (E)the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

The Bride Adores Her Beloved

The voice of my beloved!
    Behold, he comes,
leaping (F)over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:7 That is, I put you on oath; so throughout the Song

His left arm is under my head,
    and his right arm embraces me.(A)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(B)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(C)

Listen! My beloved!
    Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.(D)

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