[a]I was asleep but my heart was awake.
A voice! My beloved was knocking:
‘Open to me, (A)my sister, my darling,
(B)My dove, my perfect one!
For my head is [b]drenched with dew,
My (C)locks with the [c]damp of the night.’
“I have (D)taken off my dress,
How can I put it on again?
I have (E)washed my feet,
How can I dirty them again?
“My beloved extended his hand through the opening,
And my [d](F)feelings were aroused for him.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:2 BRIDE
  2. Song of Solomon 5:2 Lit filled
  3. Song of Solomon 5:2 Lit drops
  4. Song of Solomon 5:4 Lit bowels