He

14 My dove(A) in the clefts of the rock,
    in the hiding places on the mountainside,
show me your face,
    let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
    and your face is lovely.(B)
15 Catch for us the foxes,(C)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(D)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.(E)

She

16 My beloved is mine and I am his;(F)
    he browses among the lilies.(G)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(H)
turn, my beloved,(I)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(J)
    on the rugged hills.[a](K)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether

14 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.

16 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

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