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Lover

15 Behold,[a] you are beautiful, my love.
    Behold, you are beautiful.
    Your eyes are like doves.

Beloved

16 Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant;
    and our couch is verdant.

Lover

17 The beams of our house are cedars.
    Our rafters are firs.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:15 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Man

15 How beautiful you are, my darling.
How very beautiful!
Your eyes are doves.(A)

Woman

16 How handsome you are, my love.(B)
How delightful!
Our bed is verdant;
17 the beams of our house are cedars,
and our rafters are cypresses.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17 Or firs, or pines