I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, [saying], Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
KJV
Song of Solomon 5:2
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Parallel Translations
I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, [saying], Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
Cross References
Revelation 3:20Song of Solomon 2:14Zechariah 4:1Song of Solomon 6:9Psalms 119:1Song of Solomon 2:10Song of Solomon 2:8Matthew 8:17Genesis 29:20Song of Solomon 4:9Song of Solomon 5:11Psalms 81:10Song of Solomon 4:7Song of Solomon 8:7Isaiah 53:3–5
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