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Rendezvous in the Countryside

11 Come, my beloved, let us go out to the countryside;[a]
    let us spend the night[b] in the villages.
12 Let us rise early to go[c] to the vineyards;
    let us see whether the vine has budded,[d]
whether the grape blossom has opened,
    and whether the pomegranates are in bloom;[e]
there I will give my love to you.
13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance,
    and over our doorway is every kind of delicious fruit;[f]
both fresh and dried fruit I have stored up[g] for you, O my beloved.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 7:11 Literally “go forth into the field”
  2. Song of Solomon 7:11 Or “lodge”
  3. Song of Solomon 7:12 Or “let us go”
  4. Song of Solomon 7:12 Or “sprouted”
  5. Song of Solomon 7:12 Literally “have bloomed”
  6. Song of Solomon 7:13 Or “over our doorways all choice things
  7. Song of Solomon 7:13 Literally “new also old I have laid up”

The ripeness of love

[Woman]

11 Come, my love:
        Let’s go out to the field
        and rest all night among the flowering henna.
12 Let’s set out early for the vineyards.
We will see if the vines have budded
        and the blossoms opened,
    see if the pomegranates have bloomed.
There I’ll give my loving to you.

13 The mandrakes give off their scent,
        and at our doorways is every delicacy—
            fresh or ripened—
        my love, I have kept them hidden for you.

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