Her Brothers

15 Catch us (A)the foxes,
The little foxes that spoil the vines,
For our vines have tender grapes.

The Shulamite

16 (B)My beloved is mine, and I am his.
He feeds his flock among the lilies.

(To Her Beloved)

17 (C)Until the day breaks
And the shadows flee away,
Turn, my beloved,
And be (D)like a gazelle
Or a young stag
Upon the mountains of [a]Bether.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 2:17 Lit. Separation

15 Catch for us the foxes,(A)
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,(B)
    our vineyards that are in bloom.(C)

She

16 My beloved is mine and I am his;(D)
    he browses among the lilies.(E)
17 Until the day breaks
    and the shadows flee,(F)
turn, my beloved,(G)
    and be like a gazelle
or like a young stag(H)
    on the rugged hills.[a](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 2:17 Or the hills of Bether