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Maiden’s Dream (?): Seeking and Finding

On my bed in the night,
    I sought[a] him whom my heart[b] loves.
I sought him, but I did not find him.
Now I will arise, and I will go about in the city,
    in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my heart[c] loves.
    I sought him, but I did not find him.
The sentinels who go about in the city found me.
    “Have you seen the one whom my heart[d] loves?”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 3:1 Or “I seek”
  2. Song of Solomon 3:1 Literally “soul”
  3. Song of Solomon 3:2 Literally “soul”
  4. Song of Solomon 3:3 Literally “soul”

All night long on my bed
    I looked(A) for the one my heart loves;
    I looked for him but did not find him.
I will get up now and go about the city,
    through its streets and squares;
I will search for the one my heart loves.
    So I looked for him but did not find him.
The watchmen found me
    as they made their rounds in the city.(B)
    “Have you seen the one my heart loves?”

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