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A Puzzling Interlude

The Woman or The Man[a]

11 I went down to the grove of nut trees,
to look at the new growth in the valley,
to see whether the vines had budded,
    whether the pomegranates had blossomed.

12 Before I realized it, my desire set me
among the chariots of my willing people.[b]

Beautiful From Bottom to Top

The Friends

13 Turn back, turn back, O Shulammite.
Turn back, turn back, so that we may look at you![c]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 6:11 The identity of the speaker of these verses is uncertain.
  2. Song of Songs 6:12 This is a difficult verse of uncertain meaning.
  3. Song of Songs 6:13 English verse 6:13 is 7:1 in Hebrew. In the rest of chapter 7, the English verse numbers are one lower than the Hebrew verse numbers.