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Song of Solomon 3:3 open_in_new
bed. couch, not the same word as in Song of Solomon 1:16; Song of Solomon 3:7, &c.
sought. still sought.
my soul. I myself.
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Song of Solomon 3:4 open_in_new
It was but. little that. Scarcely.
a little. a little while. See note on "almost", Proverbs 5:14.
from them. them.
but. when.
held. seized.
chamber. inner chamber.
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Song of Solomon 3:5 open_in_new
I charge you. I have adjured you.
you. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7.
roes. gazelles.
stir not up... awake. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7.
love. Hebrew. 'ahabah Ferm, as in Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 8:4.
he. she.
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Song of Solomon 3:6 open_in_new
Who is this?. What is this?. question asked by anJerusalem. inhabitant of Jerusalem.
bed. Hebrew. mittah. Not the same word as Song of Solomon 1:16; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of Solomon 5:13, or Song of Solomon 6:2.
valiant men. Hebrew. gibbor App-14.
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Song of Solomon 3:8 open_in_new
every man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
night. nights (Plural)
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Song of Solomon 3:9 open_in_new
King Solomon made, &c. The remark of. third inhabitant of Jerusalem. See the Structure (above).
a chariot. a palanquin.
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Song of Solomon 3:10 open_in_new
the bottom thereof. its support.
the covering of it. its seat.
the midst thereof. its interior.
being paved. tessellated.
with love. most lovely.
for. by.
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Song of Solomon 3:11 open_in_new
Go forth. The remark of. fourth inhabitant of Jerusalem. See the Structure (p. 7).
daughters of Zion. Occurs only here, and Isaiah 3:16; Isaiah 3:17; Isaiah 4:4. always by way of reproof. Can it be so here? Does it imply the envy or jealousy of Song of Solomon 8:6. (Compare "haughty", Isaiah 3:16.) Note the difference between the sing, and plural
espousals. marriage.