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13 [a]Return, return, O Shulammite!
    Return, return, that we may look upon you.

Why should you look upon the Shulammite,
    as upon a dance before two armies?[b](A)

Expressions of Praise

How graceful are your feet in sandals,
    O queenly maiden!
Your rounded thighs are like jewels,
    the work of a master hand.(B)
Your navel is a rounded bowl;
    may it never lack mixed wine.
Your belly is a heap of wheat,
    encircled with lilies.
Your two breasts are like two fawns,
    twins of a gazelle.(C)
Your neck is like an ivory tower.
Your eyes are pools in Heshbon,
    by the gate of Bath-rabbim.
Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon,
    overlooking Damascus.(D)
Your head crowns you like Carmel,
    and your flowing locks are like purple;
    a king is held captive in the tresses.(E)

How fair and pleasant you are,
    O loved one, delectable maiden![c](F)

Footnotes

  1. 6.13 7.1 in Heb
  2. 6.13 Or dance of Mahanaim
  3. 7.6 Syr: Heb in delights