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Texts -- The Song of Songs 7:8-13 (NET)

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7:8 I want to climb the palm tree , and take hold of its fruit stalks . May your breasts be like the clusters of grapes , and may the fragrance of your breath be like apricots ! 7:9 May your mouth be like the best wine , flowing smoothly for my beloved , gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.
Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
7:10 The Beloved about Her Lover : I am my beloved’s, and he desires me!
The Journey to the Countryside
7:11 The Beloved to Her Lover: Come , my beloved , let us go to the countryside ; let us spend the night in the villages . 7:12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards , to see if the vines have budded , to see if their blossoms have opened , if the pomegranates are in bloom – there I will give you my love . 7:13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance ; over our door is every delicacy , both new and old , which I have stored up for you, my lover .

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