But (A)my dove, my perfect one, is [a]unique:
She is her mother’s [b]only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The [c](B)maidens saw her and called her blessed,
The (C)queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

10 ‘Who is this that [d]grows like the dawn,
As beautiful as the full (D)moon,
As pure (E)as the sun,
As (F)awesome as [e]an army with banners?’
11 “I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the blossoms of the valley,
To see whether (G)the vine had budded
Or the (H)pomegranates had bloomed.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  2. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit one
  3. Song of Solomon 6:9 Lit daughters
  4. Song of Solomon 6:10 Lit looks down
  5. Song of Solomon 6:10 Lit bannered ones