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Song of Solomon 3

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¹ In my bed at night [1] I sought the one I love; ⓛ I sought him, but did not find him. [2] ⓜ

² I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the plazas. ⓝ I will seek the one I love. I sought him, but did not find him.

³ The guards who go about the city found me. ⓐ I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”

⁴ I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house ⓑ — to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

⁵ Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. [3] ⓒ

⁶ Who is this ⓓ coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense ⓔ from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

⁷ Look! Solomon’s bed surrounded by sixty warriors from the mighty men of Israel.

⁸ All of them are skilled with swords and trained in warfare. Each has his sword at his side ⓕ to guard against the terror of the night. ⓖ

⁹ King Solomon made a carriage for himself with wood from Lebanon.

¹⁰ He made its posts of silver, its back [4] of gold, and its seat of purple. Its interior is inlaid with love [5] by the young women of Jerusalem. ⓗ

¹¹ Go out, young women of Zion, ⓘ and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding ⓙ — the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

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1	In my bed at night [1] I sought the one I love; ⓛ I sought him, but did not find him. [2] ⓜ
2	I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the plazas. ⓝ I will seek the one I love. I sought him, but did not find him.
3	The guards who go about the city found me. ⓐ I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4	I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house ⓑ — to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
5	Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and the wild does of the field, do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time. [3] ⓒ
6	Who is this ⓓ coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense ⓔ from every fragrant powder of the merchant?
7	Look! Solomon’s bed surrounded by sixty warriors from the mighty men of Israel.
8	All of them are skilled with swords and trained in warfare. Each has his sword at his side ⓕ to guard against the terror of the night. ⓖ
9	King Solomon made a carriage for himself with wood from Lebanon.
10	He made its posts of silver, its back [4] of gold, and its seat of purple. Its interior is inlaid with love [5] by the young women of Jerusalem. ⓗ
11	Go out, young women of Zion, ⓘ and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding ⓙ — the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

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^{Song of Solomon 3:8 [6]} Or curse the sea

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