16. Hebrew Text:
His palate is most
sweet;
He is altogether
desirable.
This is my Beloved,
and this is my friend,
O daughters of
Jerusalem.
Targum:
“The words of His palate are as sweet as honey, and all His precepts are
more desirable to His Sages than gold and silver.ooo This is the praise of God, my Beloved; this is the
strength of the might of my dear Master, O you prophets who prophesy in
Jerusalem.” (The Targum of Canticles [trans. Philip S.
Alexander; The Aramaic Bible 17A; Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press,
2003], Logos ed.)
