Text -- The Song of Songs 2:8 (NET)

The Arrival of the Lover

2:8 The Beloved about Her Lover: Listen! My lover is approaching! Look! Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Sos 2:8

¹ tn Heb “The voice of my beloved!” The exclamation קוֹל (qol, “Listen!”) is an introductory exclamatory particle used to emphasize excitement and the element of surprise.

² tn The phrase “is approaching” does not appear in Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

³ tn The exclamation הִנֵּה־זֶה (hinneh-zeh, “Look!”) is used of excited speech when someone is seen approaching (Isa 21:9).