Song of Solomon 5:3-5

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³“I have taken off my robe.^[a]
I don’t want to put it on again.
I have washed my feet.
I don’t want to get them dirty again.”

⁴But my lover put his hand through the opening,^[b]
    and I felt sorry for him.^[c]
⁵I got up to open for my lover,
    myrrh dripping from my hands,
myrrh scented lotion dripped from my fingers
    onto the handles of the lock.

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Footnotes

Song of Solomon 5:3 robe Or “veil,” a piece of cloth used to cover a person’s face. Also in verse 7.
Song of Solomon 5:4 put … opening Or “pulled his hand from the opening.” In one sense, this might refer to a lock and key. Some ancient keys were shaped like a hand. The key was inserted through a hole in the door, and the “fingers” fit into special holes that allowed the bolt to slide, locking and unlocking the door.
Song of Solomon 5:4 I felt sorry for him Literally, “My insides stirred for him.”