Turn your eyes away from me,
for they captivate me.(A)
Your hair is like a flock of goats
streaming down from Gilead.(B)
Your teeth are like a flock of ewes
coming up from washing,
each one having a twin,
and not one missing.[a](C)
Behind your veil,(D)
your brow[b] is like a slice of pomegranate.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:6 Lit and no one bereaved among them
  2. Song of Solomon 6:7 Or temple, or cheek, or lips

Turn your eyes from me;
    they overwhelm me.
Your hair is like a flock of goats
    descending from Gilead.(A)
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep
    coming up from the washing.
Each has its twin,
    not one of them is missing.(B)
Your temples behind your veil(C)
    are like the halves of a pomegranate.(D)

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