“I have acome into my garden, bmy sister, mybride;I have gathered my cmyrrhalongwith my balsam.I have eaten my honeycomb with my dhoney;I have edrunk my wine with my milk.Eat, ffriends;Drink and 1drinkdeeply, lovers.”Or become drunkSong 6:2Song 4:9Song 1:13; 4:14Song 4:11Prov 9:5; Is 55:1Judg 14:11, 20; John 3:29
The Bride
2 “I was asleep but my heart was awake.A voice! My beloved was knocking:‘Open to me, amy sister, my darling,bMy dove, my perfectone!For my head is 1drenched with dew,My clocks with the dewdrops of the night.’Lit filledSong 4:9Song 2:14; 6:9Song 5:113 “I have atakenoff my dress,How can I put it onagain?I have bwashed my feet,How can I dirty them again?Luke 11:7Gen 19:24 “My belovedextended his handthrough the opening,And my afeelings were stirred for him.Jer 31:205 “I arose to open to my beloved;And my handsadripped with myrrh,And my fingers with drops of myrrh,On the handles of the bolt.Song 5:136 “I opened to my beloved,But my beloved had aturnedawayand had gone!My 1heartwentouttohim as he bspoke.I csearched for him but I did not find him;I dcalled him but he did not answer me.Lit soulSong 6:1Song 5:2Song 3:1Prov 1:287 “The awatchmen who make the rounds in the cityfound me,They struck me andwounded me;The guards of the wallstook my shawlaway from me.Song 3:38 “aSwear to me, you daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,As to what you will tell him:For bI am lovesick.”Song 2:7; 3:5Song 2:5
The Chorus
9 “1What kind of beloved is your beloved,O amost beautiful among women?2What kind of beloved is your beloved,That you make us swear in thisway?”Or What is your beloved more than another belovedSong 1:8; 6:1
Admiration by the Bride
The Bride
10 “My beloved is dazzling and 1areddish,bOutstandingamongtenthousand.I.e., of reddish hair or skin1 Sam 16:12Ps 45:211 “His head is likegold, puregold;His alocks are likeclustersofdatesAndblack as a raven.Song 5:212 “His aeyes are like dovesBesidestreams of water,Bathed in milk,Andperched in theirbsetting.Song 1:15; 4:1Ex 25:713 “His cheeks are like a abed of balsam,1Banks of herbalspices;His lips are bliliescDripping with drops of myrrh.Lit TowersSong 6:2Song 2:1Song 5:514 “His hands are rods of goldSet with atopaz;His abdomen is panels of ivoryCovered with 1bsapphires.Lit lapis lazuliEx 28:20; 39:13; Ezek 1:16; Dan 10:6Ex 24:10; 28:18; Job 28:16; Is 54:1115 “His thighs are pillars of alabasterSet on pedestals of puregold;His appearance is like aLebanon,Choice as the bcedars.Song 7:41 Kin 4:33; Ps 80:10; Ezek 17:23; 31:816 “His 1amouth is fullofsweetness.And he is whollybdesirable.This is my beloved and this is my friend,You daughters of Jerusalem.”Lit palateSong 7:92 Sam 1:23
“1I have acome into my garden, bmy sister, mybride;I have picked my cmyrrhalongwith my balsam.I have eaten my honeycomb with my dhoney;I have edrunk my wine with my milk.Eat, ffriends;Drink and 2imbibedeeply, O lovers.”BRIDEGROOMOr become drunkSong 6:2Song 4:9Song 1:13; 4:14Song 4:11Prov 9:5; Is 55:1Judg 14:11, 20; John 3:29
2 “1I was asleep, but my heart was awake.A voice! My beloved was knocking:‘Open to me, amy sister, my darling,bMy dove, my perfectone!For my head is full of dew,My clocks with the 2damp of the night.’BRIDELit dropsSong 4:9Song 2:14; 6:9Song 5:113 “I have atakenoff my long-sleevedgarment,How can I put it onagain?I have bwashed my feet,How can I dirty them again?Luke 11:7Gen 19:24 “My belovedsent forth his handthrough the opening,And my 1afeelingsmoaned for him.Lit bowelsJer 31:205 “I arose to open to my beloved;And my handsadripped with myrrh,And my fingers with 1liquidmyrrh,On the handles of the lock.Lit passingSong 5:136 “I opened to my beloved,But my beloved had aturnedawayandpassed by!My soulwentouttohim as he bspoke.I csearched for him, but I did not find him;I dcalled him, but he did not answer me.Song 6:1Song 5:2Song 3:1Prov 1:287 “The awatchmen who goabout in the cityfound me,They struck me andwounded me;The guardsmen of the wallstook away my shawl from me.Song 3:38 “I acall you to solemnlyswear, O daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,What will you tell him?Tellhim that bI am sick with love.”Song 2:7; 3:5Song 2:5
9 “1What is your belovedthatheis more than anyotherbeloved,O amost beautiful among women?What is your belovedthatheis more than anyotherbeloved,That thus you call us to solemnlyswear?”CHORUSSong 1:8; 6:1
The Bride Extols Her Beloved
10 “1My beloved is dazzling and aruddy,bLiftedup as a banneramongtenthousand.BRIDE1 Sam 16:12Ps 45:211 “His head is likegold, finegold;His alocks are likeclustersofdatesAndblack as a raven.Song 5:212 “His aeyes are like dovesBesidestreams of water,Washed in milk,Andsitting in theirbsetting.Song 1:15; 4:1Ex 25:713 “His cheeks are like a abed of spices,Towers of sweet-scentedherbs;His lips are bliliescDripping with liquidmyrrh.Song 6:2Song 2:1Song 5:514 “His hands are rods of goldSet with aberyl;His abdomen is a plate of ivoryInlaid with 1bsapphires.Lit lapis lazuliEx 28:20; 39:13; Ezek 1:16; Dan 10:6Ex 24:10; 28:18; Job 28:16; Is 54:1115 “His legs are pillars of marbleSet on bases of finegold;His appearance is like aLebanonChoice as the bcedars.Song 7:41 Kin 4:33; Ps 80:10; Ezek 17:23; 31:816 “His 1amouth is fullofsweetness.And he is whollybdesirable.This is my beloved and this is my friend,O daughters of Jerusalem.”Lit palateSong 7:92 Sam 1:23