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The Loved One

11 I went down to the walnut orchard,
    to look at the green sprouts in the valley,
to see whether the vine had budded,
    whether the pomegranates had blossomed.
12 Before I knew it,[a] I imagined myself
    among the chariots of my noble people.[b]

The Young Women

13 [c]Return, return, Shulammite,
    return, return, so we may look at you!

The Lover

Why should you look at the Shulammite,[d]
    like you watch[e] the dance of the two camps?[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:12 Lit. I did not know; i.e. was daydreaming
  2. Song of Solomon 6:12 Or of Amminadib
  3. Song of Solomon 6:13 This v. is 7:1 in MT
  4. Song of Solomon 6:13 Or look at Shulamit
  5. Song of Solomon 6:13 The Heb. lacks you watch
  6. Song of Solomon 6:13 Or the dance of Mahanaim