NET Bible
"The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!"
— Song Of Solomon 5:7, NET Bible
“The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.”
“The watchmen that go about the city found me, They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my mantle from me. ”
“The watchmen who go about the city found me. They beat me. They bruised me. The keepers of the walls took my cloak away from me.”
“The keepers that go about the city found me: they struck me: and wounded me: the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.”
“The keepers who go about the town overtook me; they gave me blows and wounds; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.”
“The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.”
My lover thrust his hand through the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him.
I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh– my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock.
I opened for my beloved, but my lover had already turned and gone away. I fell into despair when he departed. I looked for him but did not find him; I called him but he did not answer me.
The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. They beat me, they bruised me; they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!
The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her LoverThe Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem– If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!
The Maidens to The Beloved: Why is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would admonish us in this manner?
The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved is dazzling and ruddy; he stands out in comparison to all other men.