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649 B
649 B
daughters of Jerusalem
"young women of Jerusalem." These young women could not hear her and were not present, but the woman speaks as if they were present and could hear her.
by the gazelles and the does of the fields
The woman speaks to them as if they could hear saying that the gazelles and the does will punish them if they break their promise.
the gazelles
These are animals that look like deer and move quickly.
does
female deer
of the fields
"that live in the countryside." This was land that has not been farmed.
will not awaken or arouse love until she pleases
"will not disturb us until we have finished making love"