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Song of Songs 5:12

Song of Songs 5:12 (WEB)

His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

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  • “…manifested in the appearance of His eyes; for in the Canticles she cries concerning the Bridegroom, and says, Thine eyes are as doves by the rivers of water.” — editor's note: Cant. v. 12. ἐπὶ πληρώματα ὑδάτων (Sept.). The usual meaning of ὀφθαλμοφανῶς is “manifestly to the eyes,” Esther viii. 13.

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