11 His head is the finest gold;
    (A)his locks are wavy,
    black as a raven.
12 His (B)eyes are like doves
    beside streams of water,
bathed in milk,
    sitting beside a full pool.[a]
13 His (C)cheeks are like (D)beds of spices,
    mounds of sweet-smelling herbs.
His lips are (E)lilies,
    dripping (F)liquid myrrh.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 5:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

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