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W Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods,
    so is my lover among men.
In his shadow[a] I delight to sit,
    and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

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  1. 2:3 Shadow: suggestive of protection (cf. Jgs 9:15; Ez 17:23; Ps 17:8; 121:5) and, here, of the woman’s joy in the presence of her lover.

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