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Berean Standard Bible

“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.””

Song of Solomon 5:2

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In this scene, the woman is asleep, but her heart is awake, and she hears her beloved knocking at the door. He calls her by tender names and says his head is wet with dew.

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Berean Standard Bible (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.”

World English Bible (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.”

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I am sleeping, but my heart is awake; it is the sound of my loved one at the door, saying, Be open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my very beautiful one; my head is wet with dew, and my hair with the drops of the night.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Yo dormía, pero mi corazón velaba: la voz de mi amado que llamaba: Abreme, hermana mía, amiga mía, paloma mía, perfecta mía; porque mi cabeza está llena de rocío, mis cabellos de las gotas de la noche.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cierta noche, mientras dormía, se me despertó en sueños el corazón. Oí la voz de mi amado; ¡llamaba a la puerta de mi recámara! «Ábreme, amada mía; amor mío, mi linda paloma», decía, «pues mi cabeza está empapada de rocío; la humedad de la noche corre por mi cabello».

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