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12 Before I realized it,
    my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man.[a]

Young Women of Jerusalem

13 [b]Return, return to us, O maid of Shulam.
    Come back, come back, that we may see you again.

Young Man

Why do you stare at this young woman of Shulam,
    as she moves so gracefully between two lines of dancers?[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:12 Or to the royal chariots of my people, or to the chariots of Amminadab. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  2. 6:13a Verse 6:13 is numbered 7:1 in Hebrew text.
  3. 6:13b Or as you would at the movements of two armies? or as you would at the dance of Mahanaim? The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

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