11 W I came down to the walnut grove
to see the blossoms of the valley,
to see if the vines were budding(A)
and the pomegranates blooming.
12 Before I knew it,
my desire put me
among the chariots of my noble people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:12 Or of Amminadib, or of my people of a prince; Hb obscure

Transported

[Man]

11 To the nut grove I went down
        to look upon the fresh growth in the valley,
        to see whether the vine was in flower,
        whether the pomegranates had bloomed.
12 I hardly knew myself;
        she had set me in an official’s chariot![a]

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 6:12 Or I hardly knew what happened; my passion set me in an official's chariot! LXX, Vulg Aminadab's chariots; Heb uncertain