Song of Solomon 5

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Song of Solomon 5

The Torment of Separation

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“^(a)I have ^(A)come into my garden, ^(B)my sister, my bride;
I have gathered my ^(C)myrrh along with my balsam.
I have eaten my honeycomb ^(b)and my ^(D)honey;
I have ^(E)drunk my wine ^(c)and my milk.
Eat, ^(F)friends;
Drink and ^(d)imbibe deeply, O lovers.”

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“^(e)I was asleep but my heart was awake.
A voice! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, ^(G)my sister, my darling,
^(H)My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is ^(f)drenched with dew,
My ^(I)locks with the ^(g)damp of the night.’

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“I have ^(J)taken off my dress,
How can I put it on again?
I have ^(K)washed my feet,
How can I dirty them again?

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“My beloved extended his hand through the opening,
And my ^(h)^(L)feelings were aroused for him.

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“I arose to open to my beloved;
And my hands ^(M)dripped with myrrh,
And my fingers with ⁽ⁱ⁾liquid myrrh,
On the handles of the bolt.

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“I opened to my beloved,
But my beloved had ^(N)turned away and had gone!
My ^(j)heart went out to him as he ^(O)spoke.
I ^(P)searched for him but I did not find him;
I ^(Q)called him but he did not answer me.

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“The ^(R)watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
They struck me and wounded me;
The guardsmen of the walls took away my shawl from me.

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“I ^(S)adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For ^(T)I am lovesick.”

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“^(k)^(l)What kind of beloved is your beloved,
O ^(U)most beautiful among women?
^(m)What kind of beloved is your beloved,
That thus you adjure us?”

Admiration by the Bride

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“⁽ⁿ⁾My beloved is dazzling and ^(V)ruddy,
^(o)^(W)Outstanding among ten thousand.

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“His head is like gold, pure gold;
His ^(X)locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

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“His ^(Y)eyes are like doves
Beside streams of water,
Bathed in milk,
And ^(p)reposed in their ^(Z)setting.

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“His cheeks are like a ^(AA)bed of balsam,
Banks of sweet-scented herbs;
His lips are ^(AB)lilies
^(AC)Dripping with liquid myrrh.

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“His hands are rods of gold
Set with ^(AD)beryl;
His abdomen is carved ivory
Inlaid with ^(q)^(AE)sapphires.

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“His legs are pillars of alabaster
Set on pedestals of pure gold;
His appearance is like ^(AF)Lebanon
Choice as the ^(AG)cedars.

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“His ^(r)^(AH)mouth is full of sweetness.
And he is wholly ^(AI)desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.”

Footnotes:

a. Song of Solomon 5:1: ['BRIDEGROOM']

b. Song of Solomon 5:1: ['Lit ', with]

c. Song of Solomon 5:1: ['Lit ', with]

d. Song of Solomon 5:1: ['Or ', become drunk]

e. Song of Solomon 5:2: ['BRIDE']

f. Song of Solomon 5:2: ['Lit ', filled]

g. Song of Solomon 5:2: ['Lit ', drops]

h. Song of Solomon 5:4: ['Lit ', bowels]

i. Song of Solomon 5:5: ['Lit ', passing]

j. Song of Solomon 5:6: ['Lit ', soul]

k. Song of Solomon 5:9: ['CHORUS']

l. Song of Solomon 5:9: ['Or ', What is your beloved more than another beloved]

m. Song of Solomon 5:9: ['Or ', What is your beloved more than another beloved]

n. Song of Solomon 5:10: ['BRIDE']

o. Song of Solomon 5:10: ['Lit ', Lifted up banner]

p. Song of Solomon 5:12: ['Lit ', sitting upon]

q. Song of Solomon 5:14: ['Lit ', lapis lazuli]

r. Song of Solomon 5:16: ['Lit ', palate]

Cross references:

A. Song of Solomon 5:1: Song of Solomon 6:2

B. Song of Solomon 5:1: Song of Solomon 4:9

C. Song of Solomon 5:1: Song of Solomon 1:13; Song of Solomon 4:14

D. Song of Solomon 5:1: Song of Solomon 4:11

E. Song of Solomon 5:1: Proverbs 9:5; Isaiah 55:1

F. Song of Solomon 5:1: Judges 14:11; Judges 14:20; John 3:29

G. Song of Solomon 5:2: Song of Solomon 4:9

H. Song of Solomon 5:2: Song of Solomon 2:14; Song of Solomon 6:9

I. Song of Solomon 5:2: Song of Solomon 5:11

J. Song of Solomon 5:3: Luke 11:7

K. Song of Solomon 5:3: Genesis 19:2

L. Song of Solomon 5:4: Jeremiah 31:20

M. Song of Solomon 5:5: Song of Solomon 5:13

N. Song of Solomon 5:6: Song of Solomon 6:1

O. Song of Solomon 5:6: Song of Solomon 5:2

P. Song of Solomon 5:6: Song of Solomon 3:1

Q. Song of Solomon 5:6: Proverbs 1:28

R. Song of Solomon 5:7: Song of Solomon 3:3

S. Song of Solomon 5:8: Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 3:5

T. Song of Solomon 5:8: Song of Solomon 2:5

U. Song of Solomon 5:9: Song of Solomon 1:8; Song of Solomon 6:1

V. Song of Solomon 5:10: 1 Samuel 16:12

W. Song of Solomon 5:10: Psalm 45:2

X. Song of Solomon 5:11: Song of Solomon 5:2

Y. Song of Solomon 5:12: Song of Solomon 1:15; Song of Solomon 4:1

Z. Song of Solomon 5:12: Exodus 25:7

AA. Song of Solomon 5:13: Song of Solomon 6:2

AB. Song of Solomon 5:13: Song of Solomon 2:1

AC. Song of Solomon 5:13: Song of Solomon 5:5

AD. Song of Solomon 5:14: Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13; Ezekiel 1:16; Daniel 10:6

AE. Song of Solomon 5:14: Exodus 24:10; Exodus 28:18; Job 28:16; Isaiah 54:11

AF. Song of Solomon 5:15: Song of Solomon 7:4

AG. Song of Solomon 5:15: Psalm 80:10; Ezekiel 17:23; Ezekiel 31:8

AH. Song of Solomon 5:16: Song of Solomon 7:9

AI. Song of Solomon 5:16: 2 Samuel 1:23