NOTES Song of Solomon 4:6: _Until the day dawn, and the shadows flew away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense_. ‘Until the day dawn’ (עַדשָׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם, _adh shey-yaphuakh hay-yom_), שֶׁיּפוּחַ, composed of שֶ, for אַשֶר, that, and יָפוּח from פוּחַ, to blow... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 4:8. _Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards_ ‘Come with me’ (תָּבוֹאִי אִתִּי _tabhoi_ itti). אִתִּי sometimes read as the imperative o... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 4:9. _Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse: thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck_. ‘Thou hast ravished my heart’ (לִבַּבְתִּנִי _libbabhtini_, a verb formed from לִבֵּב _libbebh_, from the noun לבב _lebhabh_, a heart); ‘tho... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BRIDE’S DESIRE Song of Solomon 4:16 Let my Beloved come into his garden And eat his pleasant fruits. The Bride reciprocates the Bridegroom’s love. ‘My love,’ answered with ‘My Beloved.’ Christ’s love to us the ground and occasion of ours to Him. The Bride’s desire one with her Husband’s. He ad... [ Continue Reading ]