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4 Take me away with you—let us hurry!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.
Friends
We rejoice and delight in you1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.
we will praise your love more than wine.
She
How right they are to adore you!
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4 “Draw me after you and let’s run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
The Chorus
“W e will rejoice in you and be joyful;
We will praise your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
The Bride
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4 Draw me after you and let us run together!
The king has brought me into his chambers.”
“CHORUS W e will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
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4 “Draw me away with you and let us run together!
Let the king bring me into his chambers.”
1:4 The purpose of the chorus is to echo and expand the sentiments of the bride and her bridegroom. The members of the chorus are not always known, but have been variously identified as “daughters of Jerusalem,” “daughters of Zion,” “ladies in waiting,” “friends” or “relatives” of the bride.
“W e will rejoice and be glad in you;
We will remember and extol your love more [sweet and fragrant] than wine.
Rightly do they love you.”
(The Shulammite Bride)
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4 Take me away with you— let us hurry!
May the king bring me to his chambers.
The Friends
We will rejoice and delight in you;
we will praise your love more than wine.
The Bride
It is only right that they adore you.
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4 Take me away with you. Let us hurry!
King Solomon, bring me into your palace.”
The other women say
“King Solomon, you fill us with joy. You make us happy.
We praise your love more than we praise wine.”
The woman says to the king
“It is right for them to love you!
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