11 Come, my beloved, let’s go out to the [a]country,
Let’s spend the night in the villages.
12 Let’s rise early and go to the vineyards;
Let’s (A)see whether the vine has grown
And its buds have opened,
And whether the pomegranates have bloomed.
There I will give you my love.
13 The (B)mandrakes have given forth fragrance;
And over our doors are all (C)delicious fruits,
New as well as old,
Which I have saved for you, my beloved.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 7:11 Lit field

11 Come, my love,
let’s go to the field;
let’s spend the night among the henna blossoms.[a]
12 Let’s go early to the vineyards;
let’s see if the vine has budded,
if the blossom has opened,
if the pomegranates are in bloom.(A)
There I will give you my caresses.
13 The mandrakes(B) give off a fragrance,
and at our doors is every delicacy,
both new and old.
I have treasured them up for you, my love.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:11 Or the villages