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Friends

13 Return, return, Shulammite!
    Return, return, that we may gaze at you.

Lover

Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite,
    as at the dance of Mahanaim?

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter!

    Your rounded thighs are like jewels,
    the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Your body is like a round goblet,
    no mixed wine is wanting.
Your waist is like a heap of wheat,
    set about with lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
    that are twins of a roe.
Your neck is like an ivory tower.
    Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim.
    Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
Your head on you is like Carmel.
    The hair of your head like purple.
    The king is held captive in its tresses.
How beautiful and how pleasant you are,
    love, for delights!

The Chorus

13 [a]Come back, come back, O Shulammite;
Come back, come back, so that we may look at you!”

The Groom

“Why should you look at the Shulammite,
As at the (A)dance of [b](B)the two armies?

Admiration by the Groom

[c]How beautiful are your feet in sandals,
[d](C)Prince’s daughter!
The curves of your hips are like jewels,
The work of the hands of an artist.
Your navel is like a round goblet
That never lacks mixed wine;
Your belly is like a heap of wheat,
[e]Surrounded with lilies.
Your (D)two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle.
Your (E)neck is like a tower of ivory,
Your eyes like the pools in (F)Heshbon
By the gate of Bath-rabbim;
Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon,
Which looks toward Damascus.
Your head [f]crowns you like (G)Carmel,
And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads;
The king is captivated by your tresses.
How (H)beautiful and how delightful you are,
[g]My love, with all your delights!

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:13 Ch 7:1 in Heb
  2. Song of Solomon 6:13 Or Mahanaim
  3. Song of Solomon 7:1 Ch 7:2 in Heb
  4. Song of Solomon 7:1 Or Nobleman’s
  5. Song of Solomon 7:2 Lit Fenced around
  6. Song of Solomon 7:5 Lit is upon
  7. Song of Solomon 7:6 Or With love among your charms