His left hand is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.[a](A)
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.[b](B)

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:6 Or Let his left hand be under . . . and his right arm embrace me
  2. Song of Solomon 2:7 Lit until it pleases

I wish that his left hand were under my head,
    and that his right hand were embracing me!
Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem,
    by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
that you won’t awaken or arouse love
    before its proper time![a]

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  1. Song of Solomon 2:7 Lit. until it pleases