Song of Solomon 1:8-10

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He Speaks to Her

⁸You are such a beautiful woman.
Surely you know what to do.
Go, follow the sheep.
Feed your young goats near the shepherds’ tents.

⁹My darling, you are more exciting to me
    than any mare among the stallions^[a] pulling Pharaoh’s chariots.^[b]
¹⁰Your cheeks are so beautiful
    with those ornaments hanging beside them.
Your neck is so lovely
    under that beautiful string of jewels.

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Footnotes

Song of Solomon 1:9 mare … stallions Female and male horses. Only male horses were used to pull chariots.
Song of Solomon 1:9 Literally, “To a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots I compare you, my darling.”