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There are 60 queens, 80 concubines,[a] and countless virgins,
but she is unique, my dove, my perfect one.
    Her mother thinks she is unique.
        She is pure to the one who gave birth to her.
    Her sisters saw her and blessed her.
    Queens and concubines saw her and praised her.

The Young Woman’s Home in Shulam

[The chorus of young women]

10 Who is this young woman?
    She looks like the dawn.
    She is beautiful like the moon,
        pure like the sun,
            awe-inspiring like those heavenly bodies.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:8 A concubine is considered a wife except she has fewer rights under the law.

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