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Song of Solomon 2:17

Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

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ASV

Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart Upon the mountains of Bether.

KJV

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַ֤ד'aduntilH5704 →
שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achthat <it> will breatheH6315 →
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
וְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suand they will fleeH5127 →
הַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.Limthe shadowsH6752 →
סֹב֩soturnH5437 →
דְּמֵה־de.meh-be likeH1819 →
לְךָ֨le.Kha<for> yourself
דוֹדִ֜יdo.DiO lover myH1730 →
לִצְבִ֗יlitz.Vi<to> a gazelleH6643 →
א֛וֹ'oorH176 →
לְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.fer<to> [the] fawn ofH6082 →
הָאַיָּלִ֖יםha.'ai.ya.Limthe deer<s>H354 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָ֥רֵיHa.rei[the] mountains ofH2022 →
בָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terravine[s]H1336 →

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Song of Solomon 4:6Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense.Song of Solomon 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.Proverbs 5:19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.Song of Solomon 2:8Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.Song of Solomon 8:14Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.2 Peter 1:19We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.Song of Solomon 2:8–9Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.Romans 13:12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.Hebrews 10:1For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,Hebrews 8:5The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”2 Samuel 2:29And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.Jeremiah 6:4‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.

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The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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