I had scarcely passed from them,
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go,
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
into the room of her who conceived me.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Song of Solomon 3:4 in context
Song of Solomon 3:1–7
1
By night on my bed,
I sought him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
2
I will get up now, and go about the city;
in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom my soul loves.
I sought him, but I didn’t find him.
3
The watchmen who go about the city found me;
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
4
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I had scarcely passed from them,
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go,
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
into the room of her who conceived me.
5
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
by the roes, or by the hinds of the field,
that you not stir up nor awaken love,
until it so desires.
6
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all spices of the merchant?
7
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage!
Sixty mighty men are around it,
of the mighty men of Israel.
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