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[a]I (A)call you to solemnly swear, O (B)daughters of Jerusalem,
By the (C)gazelles or by the (D)hinds of the field,
(E)That you do not arouse or awaken my love
Until [b]she pleases.”

The Bride Delights in Her Beloved

[c]The voice of my beloved!
Behold, he is coming,
Leaping (F)on the mountains,
Jumping on the hills!
My beloved is like a (G)gazelle or a (H)young [d]stag.
Behold, he is standing behind our wall;
He gazes through the windows;
He is peering (I)through the lattice.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:7 BRIDEGROOM
  2. Song of Songs 2:7 Or it
  3. Song of Songs 2:8 BRIDE
  4. Song of Songs 2:9 Lit of the stags