Song of Solomon 3:5
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I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.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.
In other translations
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.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.
Hebrew words
הִשְׁבַּעְתִּיhishba'tiI adjureH7650אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853בְּנוֹתbenotO daughters ofH1323יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389בִּצְבָאוֹתbitzva'otby gazellesH6643אוֹ'oorH176בְּאַיְלוֹתbe'aylotby [the] does ofH355הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704אִם־'im-ifH518תָּעִירוּ׀ta'iruyou will awakenH5782וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518תְּעוֹרְרוּte'oruyou will arouseH5782אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאַהֲבָהha'ahavah<the> loveH160עַד'aduntilH5704שֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ׃ סshetechpatzthat it will pleaseH2654
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Related verses
- Song of Solomon 2:7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.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.
- Song of Solomon 8:4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- Micah 4:8And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
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People and places
Places: Jerusalem