Song of Solomon 3:1-4

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In my bed at night^(a)
I sought the one I love;^(A)
I sought him, but did not find him.^(b)^(B)

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I will arise now and go about the city,
through the streets and the plazas.^(C)
I will seek the one I love.
I sought him, but did not find him.

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The guards who go about the city found me.^(D)
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”

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I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house^(E)—
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

Footnotes:

a. Song of Solomon 3:1: Or bed night after night

b. Song of Solomon 3:1: LXX adds I called him, but he did not answer me

Cross references:

A. Song of Solomon 3:1: Song of Solomon 1:7

B. Song of Solomon 3:1: Song of Solomon 5:6

C. Song of Solomon 3:2: Jeremiah 5:1

D. Song of Solomon 3:3: Song of Solomon 5:7

E. Song of Solomon 3:4: Song of Solomon 8:2