I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!

The Daughters of Jerusalem

What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
(A)O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [a]charge us?

The Shulamite

10 My beloved is white and ruddy,
[b]Chief among ten thousand.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
  2. Song of Solomon 5:10 Distinguished

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(A)
    if you find my beloved,(B)
what will you tell him?
    Tell him I am faint with love.(C)

Friends

How is your beloved better than others,
    most beautiful of women?(D)
How is your beloved better than others,
    that you so charge us?

She

10 My beloved is radiant and ruddy,
    outstanding among ten thousand.(E)

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