Song of Solomon 8:13-14

New Living Translation

¹³O my darling, lingering in the gardens,
your companions are fortunate to hear your voice.
Let me hear it, too!

¹⁴Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle
or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

Song of Solomon 8:13-14

New English Translation

¹³O you who stay in the gardens,
my companions are listening attentively^[a] for your voice;
let me be the one to^[b] hear it!^[c]

¹⁴Make haste, my beloved!
Be like a gazelle or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.

Song of Solomon 8:13 tn The term מַקְשִׁיבִים (maqshivim) is in the Hiphil stem which denotes an intense desire to hear someone’s voice, that is, to eagerly listen for someone’s voice (e.g., Jer 6:17) (HALOT 1151 s.v. קשׁב 1). The participle functions verbally and denotes a continual, ongoing, durative action.
Song of Solomon 8:13 tc The editors of BHS suggests that גַם אָנִי (gam ʾani, “me also”) should be inserted. Although there is no textual evidence for the insertion, it seems clear that the first person common singular referent is emphatic in MT הַשְׁמִיעִינִי (hashmiʿini, “Let me hear it!”).
Song of Solomon 8:13 tn The imperative הַשְׁמִיעִינִי (hashmiʿini) functions as a request. The lover asks his beloved to let him hear her beautiful voice (e.g., Song 2:14).

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