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Song of Solomon 5:7-9
New English Translation
Song of Solomon 5:7-9
New English Translation
7 The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city.
They beat me, they bruised me;
they took away my cloak, those watchmen on the walls!
The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover
The Beloved to the Maidens:
8 I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem—
If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?
Tell him that I am lovesick![a]
The Maidens to The Beloved:
9 Why is your beloved better than others,[b]
O most beautiful of women?
Why is your beloved better than others,
that you would admonish us in this manner?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:8 tn The genitive construct חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה (kholat ʾahavah, “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.
- Song of Solomon 5:9 tn Heb “How is your beloved [better] than [another] lover?”
Song of Songs 5:7-9
New International Version
Song of Songs 5:7-9
New International Version
7 The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.(A)
They beat me, they bruised me;
they took away my cloak,
those watchmen of the walls!
8 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you(B)—
if you find my beloved,(C)
what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love.(D)
Friends
9 How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?(E)
How is your beloved better than others,
that you so charge us?
Song of Solomon 5:7-9
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 5:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)The watchmen who went about the city found me.
They struck me, they wounded me;
The keepers of the walls
Took my veil away from me.
8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If you find my beloved,
That you tell him I am lovesick!
The Daughters of Jerusalem
9 What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
(B)O fairest among women?
What is your beloved
More than another beloved,
That you so [a]charge us?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 5:9 adjure
Song of Solomon 5:7-9
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 5:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city;
they beat me, they bruised me,
they took away my veil,
those watchmen of the walls.
8 I (B)adjure you, O (C)daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
(D)I am sick with love.
Others
9 What is your beloved more than another beloved,
O (E)most beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
that you thus (F)adjure us?
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