Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
    Do not arouse or awaken love
    until it so desires.(A)

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(A)I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.

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I (A)adjure you, O (B)daughters of Jerusalem,
    (C)that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

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The Groom

(A)Swear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem:
[a]Do not disturb or awaken my love
Until she pleases.”

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 8:4 Lit Why should you disturb or