Song 3:5 | NET2full | STEP | I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem , by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields : “Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases !”

‏ Song of Solomon 3:5

The Adjuration Refrain

The Beloved to the Maidens:

5 ^{▼▼tn See the notes on these lines at 2:7.} I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields:
“Do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases!”