(A)I [a]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:7 adjure

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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I (A)adjure you,[a] O (B)daughters of Jerusalem,
    by (C)the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:7 That is, I put you on oath; so throughout the Song

The Groom

(A)Swear to me, you (B)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (C)gazelles or by the (D)does of the field,
(E)That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

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(A)I [a]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 3:5 adjure

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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(A)I adjure you, (B)O daughters of Jerusalem,
    (C)by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

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The Groom

(A)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (B)gazelles or by the does of the field,
That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

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