Kidung Agung 7:10

Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession

The Beloved about Her Lover:

7:10 I am my beloved’s,

and he desires me! ¹ 

Kidung Agung 8:3

Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration

The Beloved about Her Lover:

8:3 His left hand caresses my head,

and his right hand stimulates me. ² 

[7:10]  ¹ tn Heb “his desire is for me” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[8:3]  ² tn See the notes on 2:6, which is parallel to this verse.