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| [1]Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. |
[1]Behold, thou art fair, my love: behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are like the doves: among thy locks thine hair is like the flock of goats, which look down from the mountain of Gilead. |
| [2]Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. |
[2]Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep in good order, which go up from the washing: which every one bring out twins, and none is barren among them. |
| [3]Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. |
[3]Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy talk is comely: thy temples are within thy locks as a piece of a pomegranate. |
| [4]Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. |
[4]Thy neck is as the tower of David built for defense: a thousand shields hang therein, and all the targets of the strong men. |
| [5]Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. |
[5]Thy two breasts are as two young roes that are twins, feeding among the lilies. |
| [6]Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. |
[6]Until the daybreak, and the shadows flee away, I will go into the mountain of myrrh and to the mountain of incense. |
| [7]Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. |
[7]Thou art all fair, my love, and there is no spot in thee. |
| [8]Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. |
[8]Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, even with me from Lebanon, and look from the top of Amanah, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, and from the mountains of the leopards. |
| [9]Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. |
[9]My sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded mine heart: thou hast wounded mine heart with one of thine eyes, and with a chain of thy neck. |
| [10]How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! |
[10]My sister, my spouse, how fair is thy love? How much better is thy love than wine? And the savor of thine ointments than all spices? |
| [11]Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. |
[11]Thy lips, my spouse, drop as honeycombs: honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the savor of thy garments is as the savor of Lebanon. |
| [12]A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. |
[12]My sister my spouse is as a garden enclosed, as a spring shut up, and a fountain sealed up. |
| [13]Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, |
[13]Thy plants are as an orchard of pomegranates with sweet fruits, as camphor, spikenard, |
| [14]Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: |
[14]Even spikenard, and saffron, calamus, and cinnamon with all the trees of incense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. |
| [15]A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. |
[15]O fountain of the gardens, O well of living waters, and the springs of Lebanon. |
| [16]Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. |
[16]Arise, O north, and come O south, and blow on my garden that the spices thereof may flow out: let my well beloved come to his garden, and eat his pleasant fruit. |