11 His head is the finest gold;
    (A)his locks are wavy,
    black as a raven.
12 His (B)eyes are like doves
    beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
    sitting beside a full pool.[a]
13 His (C)cheeks are like (D)beds of spices,
    mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are (E)lilies,
    dripping (F)liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rods of gold,
    set with (G)jewels.
His body is polished ivory,[b]
    bedecked with (H)sapphires.[c]
15 His legs are alabaster columns,
    set on bases of gold.
His appearance is like (I)Lebanon,
    choice as the cedars.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Song of Solomon 5:14 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  3. Song of Solomon 5:14 Hebrew lapis lazuli

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