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1. I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey. I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; yes, drink deeply, lovers.
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1. I am come H935 into my garden H1588 , my sister H269 , my spouse H3618 : I have gathered H717 my myrrh H4753 with H5973 my spice H1313 ; I have eaten H398 my honeycomb H3293 with H5973 my honey H1706 ; I have drunk H8354 my wine H3196 with H5973 my milk H2461 : eat H398 , O friends H7453 ; drink H8354 , yea , drink abundantly H7937 , O beloved H1730 .
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2. I sleep, but my heart is awake. I hear my lover knocking. "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one. My head is wet with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night."
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2. I H589 sleep H3463 , but my heart H3820 waketh H5782 : it is the voice H6963 of my beloved H1730 that knocketh H1849 , saying , Open H6605 to me , my sister H269 , my love H7474 , my dove H3123 , my undefiled H8535 : for my head H7945 H7218 is filled H4390 with dew H2919 , and my locks H6977 with the drops H7447 of the night H3915 .
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3. I have taken off my garment and don't want to put it on again. I have washed my feet and don't want to get them dirty again.
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3. I have put off H6584 H853 my coat H3801 ; how H349 shall I put it on H3847 ? I have washed H7364 H853 my feet H7272 ; how H349 shall I defile H2936 them?
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4. My lover put his hand through the opening, and I felt excited inside.
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4. My beloved H1730 put in H7971 his hand H3027 by H4480 the hole H2356 of the door , and my bowels H4578 were moved H1993 for H5921 him.
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5. I got up to open the door for my lover. Myrrh was dripping from my hands and flowing from my fingers, onto the handles of the lock.
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5. I H589 rose up H6965 to open H6605 to my beloved H1730 ; and my hands H3027 dropped H5197 with myrrh H4753 , and my fingers H676 with sweet smelling H5674 myrrh H4753 , upon H5921 the handles H3709 of the lock H4514 .
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6. I opened the door for my lover, but my lover had left and was gone. When he spoke, he took my breath away. I looked for him, but I could not find him; I called for him, but he did not answer.
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6. I H589 opened H6605 to my beloved H1730 ; but my beloved H1730 had withdrawn H2559 himself, and was gone H5674 : my soul H5315 failed H3318 when he spoke H1696 : I sought H1245 him , but I could not H3808 find H4672 him ; I called H7121 him , but he gave me no answer H3808 H6030 .
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7. The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city. They hit me and hurt me; the guards on the wall took away my veil.
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7. The watchmen H8104 that went about H5437 the city H5892 found H4672 me , they smote H5221 me , they wounded H6481 me ; the keepers H8104 of the walls H2346 took away H5375 H853 my veil H7289 from H4480 H5921 me.
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8. Promise me, women of Jerusalem, if you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.
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8. I charge H7650 you , O daughters H1323 of Jerusalem H3389 , if H518 ye find H4672 H853 my beloved H1730 , that H4100 ye tell H5046 him , that I H589 am sick H7945 H2470 of love H160 .
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9. How is your lover better than other lovers, most beautiful of women? How is your lover better than other lovers? Why do you want us to promise this?
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9. What H4100 is thy beloved H1730 more than another beloved H4480 H1730 , O thou fairest H3303 among women H802 ? what H4100 is thy beloved H1730 more than another beloved H4480 H1730 , that thou dost so H7945 H3602 charge H7650 us?
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10. My lover is healthy and tan, the best of ten thousand men.
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10. My beloved H1730 is white H6703 and ruddy H122 , the chiefest H1713 among ten thousand H4480 H7233 .
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11. His head is like the finest gold; his hair is wavy and black like a raven.
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11. His head H7218 is as the most H3800 fine gold H6337 , his locks H6977 are bushy H8534 , and black H7838 as a raven H6158 .
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12. His eyes are like doves by springs of water. They seem to be bathed in cream and are set like jewels.
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12. His eyes H5869 are as the eyes of doves H3123 by H5921 the rivers H650 of waters H4325 , washed H7364 with milk H2461 , and fitly set H4402 H3427 .
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13. His cheeks are like beds of spices; they smell like mounds of perfume. His lips are like lilies flowing with myrrh.
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13. His cheeks H3895 are as a bed H6170 of spices H1314 , as sweet H4840 flowers H4026 : his lips H8193 like lilies H7799 , dropping H5197 sweet smelling H5674 myrrh H4753 .
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14. His hands are like gold hinges, filled with jewels. His body is like shiny ivory covered with sapphires.
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14. His hands H3027 are as gold H2091 rings H1550 set H4390 with the beryl H8658 : his belly H4578 is as bright H6247 ivory H8127 overlaid H5968 with sapphires H5601 .
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15. His legs are like large marble posts, standing on bases of fine gold. He is like a cedar of Lebanon, like the finest of the trees.
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15. His legs H7785 are as pillars H5982 of marble H8336 , set H3245 upon H5921 sockets H134 of fine gold H6337 : his countenance H4758 is as Lebanon H3844 , excellent H977 as the cedars H730 .
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16. His mouth is sweet to kiss, and I desire him very much. Yes, daughters of Jerusalem, this is my lover and my friend.
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16. His mouth H2441 is most sweet H4477 : yea , he is altogether H3605 lovely H4261 . This H2088 is my beloved H1730 , and this H2088 is my friend H7453 , O daughters H1323 of Jerusalem H3389 .
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