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“On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him. |
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‘[27]I must arise now and [28]go around in the city; In the streets and in the public squares [29]I must seek him whom my soul loves.’ I sought him but did not find him. |
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The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me, And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’ |
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Hardly had I [30]left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the room of her who conceived me.” |
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“Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, That you will not disturb or awaken my love Until she pleases.” |
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“[31]What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the scented powders of the merchant? |
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Behold, it is [32]the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty warriors around it, Of the warriors of Israel. |
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All of them are wielders of the sword, Expert in war; Each man has his sword at his side, Guarding against the [33]terrors of the night. |
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King Solomon has made for himself a [34]sedan chair From the timber of Lebanon. |
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He made its posts of silver, Its [35]back of gold And its seat of purple fabric, With its interior lovingly inlaid By the daughters of Jerusalem. |
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Go out, you daughters of Zion, And look at King Solomon with the [36]crown With which his mother has crowned him On the day of his wedding, And on the day of the joy of his heart.” |
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