1
Y Where has your love gone,
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he(a) turned?
We will seek him with you.
most beautiful of women?
Which way has he(a) turned?
We will seek him with you.
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5
6
7
8
9
But my dove,(L) my virtuous one, is unique;(M)
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;(N)
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;(N)
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:
10
Y(f) Who is this(g)(O) who shines like the dawn—
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?(P)
as beautiful as the moon,
bright as the sun,
awe-inspiring as an army with banners?(P)
Footnotes:
a.
Song of Solomon 6:1: Lit your love
b.
Song of Solomon 6:4: a mountain city in Manasseh
c.
Song of Solomon 6:6: Lit and no one bereaved among them
d.
Song of Solomon 6:7: Or temple, or cheek, or lips
e.
Song of Solomon 6:8: Or and virgins; Sg 1:3
f.
Song of Solomon 6:10: Some see v. 10 as spoken by M.
g.
Song of Solomon 6:10: In Hb, the word for “this” is feminine.
h.
Song of Solomon 6:12: Or of Amminadib, or of my people of a prince; Hb obscure
i.
Song of Solomon 6:13: Sg 7:1 in Hb
j.
Song of Solomon 6:13: Or the peaceable one
k.
Song of Solomon 6:13: Perhaps an inhabitant of the town of Shunem, or a feminine form of Solomon’s name
l.
Song of Solomon 6:13: Or dance of Mahanaim