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1. Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly.
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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: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops 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 put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them?
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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 kinsman put forth his hand by the hole of the door, and my belly moved for him.
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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 rose up to open to my kinsman; my hands dropped myrrh, my fingers choice myrrh, on 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 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 watchman that go their rounds in the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
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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. I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and the virtues of the field: if ye should find my kinsman, what are ye to say to him? That I am wounded 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. What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, that thou hast so charged us?
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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 kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.
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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 as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as 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 as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.
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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 as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice 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 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 marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars.
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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 throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem.
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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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