The Bride Gives Her Love

11 (A)Come, my beloved,
    let us go out into the fields
    and lodge in the villages;[a]
12 let us go out early to the vineyards
    (B)and see whether the vines have budded,
whether (C)the grape blossoms have opened
    and the pomegranates are in bloom.
There I will give you my love.
13 (D)The mandrakes give forth fragrance,
    and beside our doors are all choice fruits,
(E)new as well as old,
    which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 7:11 Or among the henna plants

11 Come, my love,
let’s go to the field;
let’s spend the night among the henna blossoms.[a]
12 Let’s go early to the vineyards;
let’s see if the vine has budded,
if the blossom has opened,
if the pomegranates are in bloom.(A)
There I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes(B) give off a fragrance,
and at our doors is every delicacy—
new as well as old.
I have treasured them up for you, my love.

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  1. Song of Solomon 7:11 Or the villages

11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
    let us spend the night in the villages.[a]
12 Let us go early to the vineyards(A)
    to see if the vines have budded,(B)
if their blossoms(C) have opened,
    and if the pomegranates(D) are in bloom(E)
    there I will give you my love.
13 The mandrakes(F) send out their fragrance,
    and at our door is every delicacy,
both new and old,
    that I have stored up for you, my beloved.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 7:11 Or the henna bushes