American Standard Version
Song of Songs 5:8-16
8I adjureH7650 you, O daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389,If ye findH4672 my beloved,That ye tellH5046 him, that I am sickH2470 from loveH160.9What is thy beloved more than another beloved,O thou fairest among womenH802?What is thy beloved more than another beloved,That thou dost so adjureH7650 us?10My beloved is white and ruddy,The chiefest among tenH7233 thousandH7233.11His headH7218 isasthe most fine goldH3800;His locksH6977 are bushy, and blackH7838 as a ravenH6158.12His eyesH5869 are like dovesH3123 beside the water-brooks,WashedH7364 with milkH2461, and fitly set.13His cheeksH3895 are as a bedH6170 of spicesH1314,Asbanks of sweet herbs:His lipsH8193 are as liliesH7799, dropping liquid myrrhH4753.14His handsH3027 areasrings of goldH2091 set with beryl:His body isasivoryH8127 work overlaid with sapphiresH5601.15His legsH7785 areaspillarsH5982 of marble, set upon sockets of fineH8336 goldH6337:His aspect is like LebanonH3844, excellent as the cedarsH730.16His mouthH2441 is most sweet;Yea, he is altogether lovely.This is my beloved, and this is my friendH7453,O daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389.
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