Song of Solomon 2:16–3:5 — The woman’s dream

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2:16 The woman’s dream

The bride

16 My dearest belongs to me and I belong to him—

the man grazing among the lilies.

17 Until the daylight arrives and the shadows flee, turn.

My dearest resembles a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains.

3 On my bed in the night, I search for the one that my soul loves.

≈ I searched for him, but I didn’t find him.

2 I’ll get up now and go about in the city—

in the streets and in the town squares.

I will search for the man who my soul loves.

I looked for him, but I didn’t find him.

3 The guards going around in the city found me:

“Have you seen the man whom my soul loves?”

4 I’d hardly passed by the guards

when I found him whom my soul loves.

I held him and I wouldn’t let him go

until I’d brought him to my mother’s house

≈ and to the room of the woman who conceived me.

5 I strongly advise you, young women of Yerushalem (Jerusalem),

by the female gazelles or the does in the countryside,

don’t awaken or stir love until it pleases.

16 Lover _of_my to_me and_I to_him/it who_is_grazing among_lilies.

17 Until that_ the_day _it _will _breathe and_ the_shadows _they _will _flee turn be _like to/for_yourself(m)[fn][fn] my _lover _of_my (to)_a_gazelle or (to)_the_fawn _of the _deer(s) on the _mountains _of ravine[s].

2:17 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

2:17 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Literal Version SNG 3:1

3 On bed _of_my in_nights I _sought DOM the_ self _of_my _one_whom _it _loves I_sought _him and_not I_found _him.

2 I _will _arise please and_I _will _go _around in_city in_streets and_in_places I _will _seek DOM the_ self _of_my _one_whom _it _loves I_sought _him and_not I_found _him.

3 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_ self _of_my _one_whom _it _loves have _you(pl)_seen.

4 Like_a _little that_I _had _passed _away from_them until that_I _found DOM the_ self _of_my _one_whom _it _loves I_grasped _him and_not I_let _him _go until that_I_had _brought _him to the _house _of my _mother _of_my and_near/to the _room _of the _one _who_conceived _me.

5 I _adjure you(pl) Oh _daughters _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) by_gazelles or by_the _does _of the_field if you(pl)_will _awaken and_if you(pl)_will _arouse DOM (the)_love until that_it _will _please.

OET by section SNG 2:16

The woman’s dream

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