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14 My lover is like a ·bunch [cluster] of ·flowers [L henna blossoms; C pleasant smelling and used to dye hair red]
    from the vineyards at En Gedi [C a romantic location with a waterfall near the Dead Sea].

The Man Speaks

15 My darling, you are beautiful!
    Oh, you are beautiful,
and your eyes are like doves [C perhaps fluttering or a reference to softness and beauty].

The Woman Answers the Man

16 You are so handsome, my lover,
    and so ·pleasant [or lovely]!
    Our bed is ·the grass [green].

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14 My beloved(A) is to me a cluster of henna(B) blossoms
    from the vineyards of En Gedi.(C)

He

15 How beautiful(D) you are, my darling!
    Oh, how beautiful!
    Your eyes are doves.(E)

She

16 How handsome you are, my beloved!(F)
    Oh, how charming!
    And our bed is verdant.

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