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6Until the cool of the day
When the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
7You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
And there is no blemish in you.
8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
May you come with me from Lebanon.
Journey down from the summit of Amana,
From the summit of Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
9You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, my bride;
You have made my heart beat faster with a single glance of your eyes,
With a single strand of your necklace.
10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
And the fragrance of your oils
Than all kinds of spices!
11Your lips, my bride, drip honey;
Honey and milk are under your tongue,
And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
12A garden locked is my sister, my bride,
A rock garden locked, a spring sealed up.
13Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates
With choice fruits, henna with nard plants,
14Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
With all the trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest spices.
15You are a garden spring,
A well of fresh water,
And streams flowing from Lebanon.
16Awake, O north wind,
And come, wind of the south;
Make my garden breathe out fragrance,
Let its spices be wafted abroad.
May my beloved come into his garden
And eat its choice fruits!
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American Standard VersionUntil the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Douay-Rheims BibleTill the day break, and the shadows retire, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Darby Bible TranslationUntil the day dawn, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
English Revised VersionUntil the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Webster's Bible TranslationUntil the day shall break, and the shadows flee away, I will repair to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
World English BibleUntil the day is cool, and the shadows flee away, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, to the hill of frankincense.
Young's Literal Translation Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.
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