Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,(A)
    come with me from Lebanon.
Descend from the crest of Amana,
    from the top of Senir,(B) the summit of Hermon,(C)
from the lions’ dens
    and the mountain haunts of leopards.
You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride;(D)
    you have stolen my heart
with one glance of your eyes,
    with one jewel of your necklace.(E)
10 How delightful(F) is your love(G), my sister, my bride!
    How much more pleasing is your love than wine,(H)
and the fragrance of your perfume(I)
    more than any spice!
11 Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride;
    milk and honey are under your tongue.(J)
The fragrance of your garments
    is like the fragrance of Lebanon.(K)

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Come with me from Lebanon,[a](A) my bride;(B)
come with me from Lebanon!
Descend from the peak of Amana,
from the summit of Senir and Hermon,(C)
from the dens of the lions,
from the mountains of the leopards.
You have captured my heart,(D) my sister,(E) my bride.
You have captured my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.
10 How delightful your caresses are, my sister, my bride.
Your caresses are much better than wine,(F)
and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.
11 Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.(G)
Honey and milk(H) are under your tongue.
The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:8 In Hb, the word for Lebanon is similar to “frankincense” in Sg 4:6,14,15.