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Song of Solomon 8:3-5
Easy-to-Read Version
Song of Solomon 8:3-5
Easy-to-Read Version
She Speaks to the Women
3 His left arm is under my head,
and his right hand holds me.
4 Women of Jerusalem, promise me,
don’t awaken love,
don’t arouse love, until I am ready.[a]
The Women of Jerusalem Speak
5 Who is this woman
coming from the desert, leaning on her lover?
She Speaks to Him
I woke you under the apple tree,
where your mother gave birth to you,
where you were born.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:4 until I am ready Literally, “until it desires.”
Song of Songs 8:3-5
New International Version
Song of Songs 8:3-5
New International Version
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.(A)
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(B)
Friends
5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness(C)
leaning on her beloved?
She
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived(D) you,
there she who was in labor gave you birth.
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