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Song of Solomon 3
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Song of Solomon 3 . 1
1 On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.TOSKSong of Solomon 3:1
Song of Solomon 3 . 2
2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.TOSKSong of Solomon 3:2
Song of Solomon 3 . 3
3 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: "Have you seen the one I love?"TOSKSong of Solomon 3:3
Song of Solomon 3 . 4
4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother's house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:4
Song of Solomon 3 . 5
5 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:5
Song of Solomon 3 . 6
6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:6
Song of Solomon 3 . 7
7 Behold, it is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:7
Song of Solomon 3 . 8
8 All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:8
Song of Solomon 3 . 9
9 King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:9
Song of Solomon 3 . 10
10 He has made its posts of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:10
Song of Solomon 3 . 11
11 Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart's rejoicing.CSong of Solomon 3:4-11TOSKSong of Solomon 3:11