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Song of Solomon 5:2

World English Bible

I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
It is the voice of my beloved who knocks:
“Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled;
for my head is filled with dew,
and my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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Song of Solomon 5:2 in other translations

I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.

Song of Solomon 5:2 · American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 5:2 in context

  1. 1I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride.
    I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;
    I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;
    I have drunk my wine with my milk.
    Eat, friends!
    Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.
  2. 2I was asleep, but my heart was awake.
    It is the voice of my beloved who knocks:
    “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled;
    for my head is filled with dew,
    and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
  3. 3I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on?
    I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?
  4. 4My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening.
    My heart pounded for him.