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Song of Songs 6:3
Christian Standard Bible
Song of Songs 6:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 I am my love’s and my love is mine;(A)
he feeds among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 6:3
New English Translation
Song of Solomon 6:3
New English Translation
Poetic Refrain: Mutual Possession
The Beloved about Her Lover:
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- Song of Solomon 6:3 sn This is the second occurrence of the poetic refrain that occurs elsewhere in 2:16 and 7:11. The order of the first two cola are reversed from 2:16: “My beloved is mine and I am his” (2:16) but “I am my beloved’s and he is mine” (6:3). The significance of this shift depends on whether the parallelism is synonymous or climactic. This might merely be a literary variation with no rhetorical significance. On the other hand, it might signal a shift in her view of their relationship: Originally, she focused on her possession of him, now she focused on his possession of her.
- Song of Solomon 6:3 tn Or “I belong to my beloved, and my lover belongs to me.” Alternately, “I am devoted to my beloved, and my lover is devoted to me.”
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