NOTES Song of Solomon 7:5: _The King is held in the galleries_. ‘In the galleries.’ בָּרְהָטִים (_ba-rehatim_), plural of רַהַט, a gutter, rafter, gallery, a hair or ringlet; from רָהַט, an unused root, like the Aramaia רְהַט to run or flow. Here, according to most moderns, a ringlet or lock. A king... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 7:13. _The mandrakes give a smell_. ‘Mandrakes.’ הַדּוּדָיִם _ha-dudhaim;_ plural of דוּדַי a love-apple, from דּוּד to love. So GESENIUS and others. ‘A mandragora (_Atropa mandragora, Linnœus_); a plant with large leaves, like the beet; its root like that of a turnip, divided... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 7:9. _And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak_. ‘For my beloved,’ לְדוֹדִי _le-dhodhi_. Understood by ABEN EZRA, SANCTIUS, and many moderns, as a sudden interruption by the Bride. S... [ Continue Reading ]
SHULAMITE’S JOYFUL SELF-SURRENDER Song of Solomon 7:10 I am my beloved’s, And his desire is towards me. With her love, Shulamite’s whole self is given to her Beloved. The heart given, all is given. The Believer’s language to Jesus: ‘I am thine; save me.’ ‘They gave themselves first to the Lord, a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BRIDE’S PROPOSAL Song of Solomon 7:11 Come, my beloved, Let us go forth into the field; Let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; Let us see if the vine flourish, If the tender grapes appear, And the pomegranates bud forth: There will I give thee my loves. The mandrak... [ Continue Reading ]