⁵ “^(A)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,
By the ^(B)gazelles or by the does of the field,
That you will not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

^8 (A)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
As to what you will tell him:
For ^(B)I am lovesick.”

⁹ “^[a]What kind of beloved is your beloved,
O ^(C)most beautiful among women?
^[b]What kind of beloved is your beloved,
That you make us swear in this way?”

⁴ “^(A)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem:
^[a]Do not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”