Song of Solomon 5:2

1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

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.”

3 I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?

4 My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
I was asleep, but my heart waked: 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, My locks with the drops of the night.
DARBY
I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
BLB
I [was] asleep, and my heart was aroused. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. For my head is full of dew, my locks of the drops of the night.”
ÅB
Jeg sover, men mitt hjerte våker; da lyder min elskedes røst -- han banker på: Lukk opp for meg, min søster, min venninne, min due, du rene! For mitt hode er fullt av dugg, mine lokker av nattens dråper.
OTB
Jeg sov, men mitt hjerte var våkent. Jeg hørte en stemme! Min elskede var ved døren: "Åpne for meg, min søster, min kjære, Min due, min feilfrie! For mitt hode er vått av dugg, Mitt hår av nattens fuktighet."
B1930
Jeg sover, men mitt hjerte våker; da lyder min elskedes røst - han banker på: Lukk op for mig, min søster, min venninne, min due, du rene! For mitt hode er fullt av dugg, mine lokker av nattens dråper.

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