Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.[a](A)

N What is this(B) coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
scented with myrrh and frankincense(C)
from every fragrant powder of the merchant?
It is Solomon’s royal litter[b]
surrounded by 60 warriors
from the mighty of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 3:5 Lit until it pleases
  2. Song of Solomon 3:7 A conveyance carried on the shoulders of servants

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(A)
    by the gazelles and by the does of the field:
Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(B)

Who is this coming up from the wilderness(C)
    like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh(D) and incense
    made from all the spices(E) of the merchant?
Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
    escorted by sixty warriors,(F)
    the noblest of Israel,

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