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Song of Solomon 2:6-7
Lexham English Bible
Song of Solomon 2:6-7
Lexham English Bible
Double Refrain: Embrace and Adjuration
6 His left hand is under my head,
and his right hand embraces[a] me.
7 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]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:6 Or “would embrace me”
- Song of Solomon 2:7 Literally “O daughters of Jerusalem”
- 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”
Song of Solomon 2:6-7
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 2:6-7
New King James Version
6 (A)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
7 (B)I [a]charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 2:7 adjure
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