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Double Refrain: Embrace and Adjuration

His left hand is under my head,
    and his right hand embraces[a] me.
I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,[b]
    by the gazelles or by the does of the field,
do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases![c]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:6 Or “would embrace me”
  2. Song of Solomon 2:7 Literally “O daughters of Jerusalem”
  3. Song of Solomon 2:7 Or “Do not stir up or awaken the love until it is willing,” or “Do not disturb or interrupt our lovemaking until it is satisfied”