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Song of Solomon 7:9-11
Common English Bible

9         Your palate is like excellent wine . . .

[Woman]

        . . . flowing smoothly for my love,
            gliding through the lips and teeth.[a]
10 I belong to my lover,
        and his longing is only for me.

The ripeness of love

[Woman]

11 Come, my love:
        Let’s go out to the field
        and rest all night among the flowering henna.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 7:9 LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT through the lips of those who sleep; Heb uncertain
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Song of Songs 7:9-11
New International Version

9     and your mouth like the best wine.

She

May the wine go straight to my beloved,(A)
    flowing gently over lips and teeth.[a]
10 I belong to my beloved,
    and his desire(B) is for me.(C)
11 Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside,
    let us spend the night in the villages.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers
  2. Song of Songs 7:11 Or the henna bushes
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