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Text -- The Song of Songs 7:1-13 (NET)
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7:1 The Lover to His Beloved: How beautiful are your sandaled feet , O nobleman’s daughter ! The curves of your thighs are like jewels , the work of the hands of a master craftsman .
7:2 Your navel is a round mixing bowl – may it never lack mixed wine ! Your belly is a mound of wheat , encircled by lilies .
7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns , twins of a gazelle .
7:4 Your neck is like a tower made of ivory . Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-Rabbim . Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon overlooking Damascus .
7:5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel . The locks of your hair are like royal tapestries – the king is held captive in its tresses !
7:6 How beautiful you are! How lovely , O love , with your delights !
The Palm Tree and the Palm Tree Climber
7:7 The Lover to His Beloved: Your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes .
7:8 I want to climb the palm tree , and take hold of its fruit stalks . May your breasts be like the clusters of grapes , and may the fragrance of your breath be like apricots !
7:9 May your mouth be like the best wine , flowing smoothly for my beloved , gliding gently over our lips as we sleep together.
Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
7:10 The Beloved about Her Lover : I am my beloved’s, and he desires me!
The Journey to the Countryside
7:11 The Beloved to Her Lover: Come , my beloved , let us go to the countryside ; let us spend the night in the villages .
7:12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards , to see if the vines have budded , to see if their blossoms have opened , if the pomegranates are in bloom – there I will give you my love .
7:13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance ; over our door is every delicacy , both new and old , which I have stored up for you, my lover .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Personification |
Fellowship |
Song |
Lovers |
Heshbon |
Breast |
Carmel |
Ivory |
Lebanon |
VINE |
BATHRABBIM |
PALESTINE, 3 |
CLUSTER |
HAIR |
TENDER |
SKILL; SKILFUL |
VILLAGE |
THRUM |
TOWER OF LEBANON |
TOWER OF IVORY |
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NET Notes -> Sos 7:1; Sos 7:1; Sos 7:1; Sos 7:1; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:2; Sos 7:4; Sos 7:4; Sos 7:5; Sos 7:5; Sos 7:5; Sos 7:5; Sos 7:5; Sos 7:6; Sos 7:6; Sos 7:6; Sos 7:7; Sos 7:7; Sos 7:7; Sos 7:8; Sos 7:8; Sos 7:8; Sos 7:8; Sos 7:9; Sos 7:9; Sos 7:9; Sos 7:10; Sos 7:13; Sos 7:13
NET Notes: Sos 7:1 The term יָרֵךְ (yarekh, “thigh”) may refer to (1) the fleshy upper part of the thigh where the leg jo...
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NET Notes: Sos 7:4 It is impossible at the present time to determine the exact significance of the comparison of her eyes to the “gate of Bath-Rabbim” becaus...
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NET Notes: Sos 7:5 Alternately, “captivated.” The verb אָסַר (’asar, “to bind, capture, hold captive, put in prison...
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NET Notes: Sos 7:6 The term תַּעֲנוּג (ta’anug, “luxury, daintiness, exquisite delight”) is used ...
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NET Notes: Sos 7:8 The Hebrew noun תַּפּוּחַ (tappukha) has been traditionally been translated as “apple,R...
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NET Notes: Sos 7:9 Or “his lips as he falls asleep.” Heb “the lips of sleepers.” Alternately, “over lips and teeth” (so NIV, NRSV, NL...
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