Midrash
Shir HaShirim Rabbah 3:2 שיר השירים רבה ג׳:ב׳
Part of: Chapter 3
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אָקוּמָה נָא וַאֲסוֹבְבָה בָעִיר בַּשְּׁוָקִים וּבָרְחֹבוֹת, בַּכְּרָכִים וּבַמְדִינוֹת, אֲבַקְּשָׁה אֵת שֶׁאָהֲבָה נַפְשִׁי, זֶה משֶׁה, בִּקַּשְׁתִּיו וְלֹא מְצָאתִיו.
“I will rise now, and circulate in the city, in the streets and in the squares. I will seek the one whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him” (Song of Songs 3:2).
“I will rise now, and circulate in the city, in the streets and in the squares,” in the cities and in the provinces. “I will seek the one whom my soul loves,” this is Moses; “I sought him, but I did not find him.”
“I will rise now, and circulate in the city, in the streets and in the squares. I will seek the one whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him” (Song of Songs 3:2).
“I will rise now, and circulate in the city, in the streets and in the squares,” in the cities and in the provinces. “I will seek the one whom my soul loves,” this is Moses; “I sought him, but I did not find him.”