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14 He is like a group of henna flowers
    that grow in the vineyards at En Gedi.[a]

The young man:

15 My dear friend, I see that you are very beautiful!
Yes, you are beautiful
and your eyes are like doves.

The young woman:

16 My lover, I see that you are very handsome!
    Yes, you are lovely!
This field of fresh, green grass is our comfortable bed.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:14 Henna is a plant that has a lovely smell. En Gedi is the name of a pool of water in a desert.

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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