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Song of Solomon 2:16-17
English Standard Version

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

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:16 Or he pastures his flock
  2. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or mountains of Bether
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Song of Solomon 2:16-17
Common English Bible

16 I belong to my lover and he belongs to me—
        the one grazing among the lilies.
17         Before the day breeze blows
        and the shadows flee,
    turn about, my love; be like a gazelle
        or a young stag
        upon the jagged mountains.[a]

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Or upon the mountains of Bether; cf 8:14 mountains of spice
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