Text -- The Song of Songs 5:8 (NET)

The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover

5:8 The Beloved to the Maidens: O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you– If you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick!

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Sos 5:8

¹ tn The genitive construct חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה (kholat ’ahavah, “sick of love”) denotes “lovesick.” This is an example of a genitive of cause, that is, the Beloved was (physically/emotionally) sick because of her unrequited love for him. See study note on Song 2:5.