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Texts -- The Song of Songs 6:2-13 (NET)

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6:2 The Beloved to the Maidens: My beloved has gone down to his garden , to the flowerbeds of balsam spices , to graze in the gardens , and to gather lilies .
Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
6:3 The Beloved about Her Lover: I am my lover’s and my lover is mine; he grazes among the lilies .
The Renewal of Love
6:4 The Lover to His Beloved: My darling , you are as beautiful as Tirzah , as lovely as Jerusalem , as awe-inspiring as bannered armies! 6:5 Turn your eyes away from me– they overwhelm me! Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead . 6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing ; each has its twin ; not one of them is missing . 6:7 Like a slice of pomegranate is your forehead behind your veil . 6:8 There may be sixty queens , and eighty concubines , and young women without number . 6:9 But she is unique ! My dove , my perfect one ! She is the special daughter of her mother , she is the favorite of the one who bore her. The maidens saw her and complimented her; the queens and concubines praised her: 6:10 “Who is this who appears like the dawn ? Beautiful as the moon , bright as the sun , awe-inspiring as the stars in procession ?”
The Return to the Vineyards
6:11 The Lover to His Beloved: I went down to the orchard of walnut trees , to look for the blossoms of the valley , to see if the vines had budded or if the pomegranates were in bloom . 6:12 I was beside myself with joy ! There please give me your myrrh , O daughter of my princely people .
The Love Song and Dance
6:13 The Lover to His Beloved: Turn , turn , O Perfect One ! Turn , turn , that I may stare at you! The Beloved to Her Lover: Why do you gaze upon the Perfect One like the dance of the Mahanaim ?

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  • I. The superscription 1:1II. The courtship 1:2-3:5A. The beginning of love 1:2-111. Longing for the boyfriend 1:2-42. The girl's insecurity 1:5-83. Solomon's praise 1:9-11B. The growth of love 1:12-3:51. Mutual admiration 1:1...
  • Perhaps the outstanding characteristic of this first major section of the book is the sexual restraint that is evident during the courtship. This restraint contrasts with the sexual intimacy that characterizes the lovers afte...
  • As the book begins, the young woman and young man have already met and "fallen in love."In verses 2-4a the girl voices her desire for her boyfriend's physical affection."It is significant to this work that the girl speaks fir...
  • 1:12-14 The Shulammite girl (6:3) described the effect that seeing Solomon had on her as he reclined at his banquet "table."She wore nard (spikenard, "perfume"NASB, NIV; cf. Mark 14:3; John 12:3), which was an ointment that c...
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  • 6:4-10 Solomon's first words to his beloved were praises. Verse 4c probably means Solomon felt weak-kneed as a result of gazing on his wife's beauty, as he would have felt facing a mighty opposing army. Her eyes too unnerved ...
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  • The Shulammite's desire for her husband's love continued to increase throughout their marriage (vv. 1-3).8:1 Ancient Near Easterners frowned on public displays of intimate affection unless closest blood relatives exchanged th...
  • The primary purpose of the book seems to be to present an example of the proper pre-marital, marital, and post-marital relationship of a man and a woman. This example includes illustrations of the solutions to common problems...
  • The first sentence in this pericope (section) serves as a title for the section, as the sentence in verse 1 did for 1:1-17. Matthew recorded the supernatural birth of Jesus to demonstrate further His qualification as Israel's...
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