You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(A)
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.(B)
10 How delightful(C) is your love(D), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(E)
and the fragrance of your perfume(F)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(G)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(H)
12 You are a garden(I) locked up, my sister, my bride;(J)
    you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain.(K)
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates(L)
    with choice fruits,
    with henna(M) and nard,

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You have ravished my heart,
My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes,
With one link of your necklace.
10 How fair is your love,
My sister, my spouse!
(A)How much better than wine is your love,
And the [a]scent of your perfumes
Than all spices!
11 Your lips, O my spouse,
Drip as the honeycomb;
(B)Honey and milk are under your tongue;
And the fragrance of your garments
Is (C)like the fragrance of Lebanon.

12 A garden [b]enclosed
Is my sister, my spouse,
A spring shut up,
A fountain sealed.
13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
With pleasant fruits,
Fragrant henna with spikenard,

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:10 fragrance
  2. Song of Solomon 4:12 locked or barred