Commentary for Ketubot 221:2

ורב יהודה כתיב קרא אחרינא (שיר השירים ב, ז) השבעתי אתכם בנות ירושלים בצבאות או באילות השדה וגו'

And R. Zera? That text refers to the vessels of ministry. And R. Judah? There is another verse: “I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and by the deer of the field, [that you awaken not, nor stir up love, until it please]” (Song of Songs 2:7).

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