SHULAMITE’S WISH Chap. Song of Solomon 8:1 O that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee, Yea, I should not be despised. I would lead thee, And would bring thee unto my mother’s house, Who would (or thou wouldst) instruct m... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 8:5. _I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth; there the brought thee forth that bare thee_. ‘I raised thee up,’ עוֹרַרְתִּיךָ _’orarlicha_, Pilel of עוּר to be awake; literally, I awaked thee out of sleep; according to many moderns, here app... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES Song of Solomon 8:9. _If she be a wall, we well build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar_. ‘If she be a wall.’ חוֹמָה _khomah_, from the unused root חָמָה _khamah_, to surround, defend, protect; a wall. Spoken of a chaste damsel, difficu... [ Continue Reading ]