16 W My love is mine and I am his;(A)
he feeds among the lilies.
17 Before the day breaks[a]
and the shadows flee,
turn to me, my love, and be like a gazelle
or a young stag(B) on the divided mountains.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit breathes
  2. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or the Bether mountains, or the mountains of spices; Hb obscure

The Loved One

16 My beloved belongs to me and I belong to him.
    He is the one who shepherds his flock among the lilies.
17 Until the day breaks[a] and the shadows flee,
    turn around, my beloved,
and be like a gazelle or a young stag
    on the rugged mountains.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or until the cool of the day; lit. until the day breathes
  2. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or the mountains of Bether

She

16 My beloved is mine and I am his;(A)
    he browses among the lilies.(B)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(C)
turn, my beloved,(D)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(E)
    on the rugged hills.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether