Song of Solomon 5:2

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I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

I sleep{H3463}, but my heart{H3820} waketh{H5782}{(H8802)}: it is the voice{H6963} of my beloved{H1730} that knocketh{H1849}{(H8802)}, saying, Open{H6605}{(H8798)} to me, my sister{H269}, my love{H7474}, my dove{H3123}, my undefiled{H8535}: for my head{H7218} is filled{H4390}{(H8738)} with dew{H2919}, and my locks{H6977} with the drops{H7447} of the night{H3915}.

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The F.O.G Paraphrase

I am sleeping, but my heart waketh: The sound of my beloved knocking! ‘Open to me, my sister, my friend, My dove, my perfect one, For my head is filled with dew, My locks with drops of the night.’

Young's Literal Translation

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Song of Solomon 5:2

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Song of Solomon 5:2