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12 His eyes are like doves
    beside springs of water,
bathed in milk,
    fitly set.[a]
13 His cheeks are like beds of spices,
    yielding fragrance.
His lips are lilies,
    distilling liquid myrrh.
14 His arms are rounded gold,
    set with jewels.
His body is ivory work,[b]
    encrusted with sapphires.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:12 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Song of Solomon 5:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  3. Song of Solomon 5:14 Heb lapis lazuli

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