Man

13 You[a] who dwell in the gardens,
companions(A) are listening for your voice;
let me hear you!(B)

Woman

14 Run away with me,[b] my love,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:13 In Hb, the word for You is feminine.
  2. 8:14 Lit Flee

Young Man

13 O my darling, lingering in the gardens,
    your companions are fortunate to hear your voice.
    Let me hear it, too!

Young Woman

14 Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle
    or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

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