1 “a Ch 7:2 in HebHow beautiful are yourb Lit footstepsfeet in sandals, Oc Or nobleman’sprince’s daughter! The curves of your hips are liked Or ornamentsjewels, The work of the hands of an artist. | |
2 “Your navel is like a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Fenced about with lilies. | |
3 “Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle. | |
4 “Your neck is like a tower of ivory, Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, Which faces toward Damascus. | |
5 “Your heade Lit is uponcrowns you like Carmel, And the flowing locks of your head are like purple threads; The king is captivated by your tresses. | |
6 “How beautiful and how delightful you are, f Or With love among your delightsMy love, with all your charms! | |
7 “g Lit This stature of yoursYour stature is like a palm tree, And your breasts are like its clusters. | |
8 “I said, ‘I will climb the palm tree, I will take hold of its fruit stalks.’ Oh, may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of yourh Lit nosebreath likei Or apricotsapples, | |
9 And yourj Lit palatemouth like the best wine!” “k BRIDEIt goes down smoothly for my beloved, Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep. | |
10 “I am my beloved’s, And his desire is for me. | |
11 “Come, my beloved, let us go out into thel Lit fieldcountry, Let us spend the night in the villages. | |
12 “Let us rise early and go to the vineyards; Let us see whether the vine has budded And its blossoms have opened, And whether the pomegranates have bloomed. There I will give you my love. | |
13 “The mandrakes have given forth fragrance; And over our doors are all choice fruits, Both new and old, Which I have saved up for you, my beloved. | |