Song of Solomon 6:1
WHITHER, &C. Spoken by the court-ladies. See the Structure (above). THY BELOVED. Masculine.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHITHER, &C. Spoken by the court-ladies. See the Structure (above). THY BELOVED. Masculine.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY BELOVED. The Shulamite speaks again in reply. See the Structure (above). TO FEED. to feed [his flock].... [ Continue Reading ]
HE FEEDETH. he that feeds [his flock] as. shepherd.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU ART BEAUTIFUL. Solomon breaks in as soon as the Shulamite called for her beloved (shepherd), as he did in Song of Solomon 1:9. MY LOVE. my friend. Hebrew. _ra'yah._ Feminine. See note on Song of Solomon 1:9. TIRZAH. Became the royal residence of the kings of Israel after the division of the ki... [ Continue Reading ]
OVERCOME ME. taken me by storm (as we say). This is the force of the _Hiphil._ AS. like. THAT APPEAR. springing down. Compare Song of Solomon 4:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY TEETH. See notes on Song of Solomon 4:2, where the same comparison is used by the shepherd, except that the latter uses _kezuboth,_ flocks, while the former uses _rahel,_ ewes.... [ Continue Reading ]
PIECE. part. WITHIN THY LOCKS. behind thy veil. Compare Song of Solomon 4:1; Song of Solomon 4:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE ARE: i.e.. have. THREESCORE. The numbers are not the same as in 1 Kings 11:3, because. different period is referred to. VIRGINS. damsels. See note on Song of Solomon 1:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY DOVE. But he is my dove. BUT ONE. my only one. In contrast with the numbers of Song of Solomon 6:8. Flattery enough to turn the heart of almost any woman. PRAISED HER: supply the Ellipsis by adding [saying]. See note on Psalms 109:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WENT DOWN. The Shulamite explains that she went down to the nut-garden quite innocently, and with no design on her part.... [ Continue Reading ]
OR EVER. WAS AWARE. Unwittingly, or. know not [how it was], &c. MY SOUL. I (emph.) Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. MADE ME LIKE. placed me at, or was brought. THE CHARIOTS OF AMMI-NADIB. So various are therenderings that the text is said to be corrupt by modern critics. The Authorized Version follows... [ Continue Reading ]
RETURN, RETURN. This was the entreaty of Solomon, as she turned to go away, the moment her necessary explanation had been made. SHULAMITE. Shulem is thought to be the same as Shunem, now _Solam,_ about three and. half miles from Zerin, north of Jezreel, mentioned in Joshua 19:18. 1Sa 28:4. 1 Kings 1... [ Continue Reading ]