Song of Songs 4
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Song of Songs 4:8-15

8ComeH935 with me from LebanonH3844, my spouseH3618, with me from LebanonH3844: lookH7789 from the topH7218 of AmanaH549, from the topH7218 of ShenirH8149 and HermonH2768, from the lions’H738 densH4585, from the mountainsH2042 of the leopardsH5246. 9Thou hast ravished my heartH3823, my sisterH269, my spouseH3618; thou hast ravished my heartH3823 with oneH259 of thine eyesH5869, with oneH259 chainH6060 of thy neckH6677.1 10How fairH3302 is thy loveH1730, my sisterH269, my spouseH3618! how much betterH2895 is thy loveH1730 than wineH3196! and the smellH7381 of thine ointmentsH8081 than all spicesH1314! 11Thy lipsH8193, O my spouseH3618, dropH5197 as the honeycombH5317: honeyH1706 and milkH2461 are under thy tongueH3956; and the smellH7381 of thy garmentsH8008 is like the smellH7381 of LebanonH3844. 12A gardenH1588 inclosedH5274 is my sisterH269, my spouseH3618; a springH1530 shut upH5274, a fountainH4599 sealedH2856.23 13Thy plantsH7973 are an orchardH6508 of pomegranatesH7416, with pleasantH4022 fruitsH6529; camphireH3724, with spikenardH5373,4 14SpikenardH5373 and saffronH3750; calamusH7070 and cinnamonH7076, with all treesH6086 of frankincenseH3828; myrrhH4753 and aloesH174, with all the chiefH7218 spicesH1314: 15A fountainH4599 of gardensH1588, a wellH875 of livingH2416 watersH4325, and streamsH5140 from LebanonH3844.

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Notes

  1. 1. Song of Songs 4:9 ravished: or, taken away. ↩
  2. 2. Song of Songs 4:12 inclosed: Heb. barred. ↩
  3. 3. Song of Songs 4:12 shut up: Heb. barred. ↩
  4. 4. Song of Songs 4:13 camphire: or, cypress. ↩

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