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13 My beloved is to me a pouch of (A)myrrh
Which lies all night between my breasts.

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13 My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh(A)
    resting between my breasts.

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[a]Like an [b](A)apple tree among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the sons.
In his shade I had great desire and sat down,
And his (B)fruit was sweet to my [c]taste.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:3 BRIDE
  2. Song of Songs 2:3 Or apricot
  3. Song of Songs 2:3 Lit palate

She

Like an apple[a] tree among the trees of the forest
    is my beloved(A) among the young men.
I delight(B) to sit in his shade,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs

The Bride Delights in Her Beloved

[a]The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping (A)on the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!

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  1. Song of Songs 2:8 BRIDE

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

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[a]My beloved has gone down to his (A)garden,
To the (B)beds of spices,
To (C)shepherd his flock in the gardens
And gather (D)lilies.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 6:2 BRIDE

She

My beloved has gone(A) down to his garden,(B)
    to the beds of spices,(C)
to browse in the gardens
    and to gather lilies.

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