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He Speaks to Her

You are such a beautiful woman.
    Surely you know what to do.
Go, follow the sheep.
    Feed your young goats near the shepherds’ tents.

My darling, you are more exciting to me
    than any mare among the stallions[a] pulling Pharaoh’s chariots.[b]
10 Your cheeks are so beautiful
    with those ornaments hanging beside them.
Your neck is so lovely
    under that beautiful string of jewels.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 1:9 mare … stallions Female and male horses. Only male horses were used to pull chariots.
  2. Song of Solomon 1:9 Literally, “To a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots I compare you, my darling.”

Friends

If you do not know, most beautiful of women,(A)
    follow the tracks of the sheep
and graze your young goats
    by the tents of the shepherds.

He

I liken you, my darling, to a mare
    among Pharaoh’s chariot horses.(B)
10 Your cheeks(C) are beautiful with earrings,
    your neck with strings of jewels.(D)

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