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The Loved One

“I’ve taken off my clothes[a]
    am I supposed to put them on again?[b]
I’ve washed my feet—
    am I supposed to[c] get them dirty again?”
My beloved reached out his hand for the latch.[d]
    My feelings for him were aroused.
I got up to open the door,[e]
    and my hands dripped with myrrh,
my fingers with liquid myrrh,
    on the handle of the lock.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:3 Or my tunic
  2. Song of Solomon 5:3 Lit. How shall I put them on again?
  3. Song of Solomon 5:3 Lit. How shall I
  4. Song of Solomon 5:4 Or keyhole
  5. Song of Solomon 5:5 The Heb. lacks the door