Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Song of Solomon 7
with shoes = with sandals.
prince's daughter = noble maiden.
the joints of thy thighs = thy rounded thighs.
the hands of a cunning workman = hands of steadiness: i.e. work not hastily done. See note on "as one brought up", &c, Proverbs 8:30.
pleasant = charming.
love. Hebrew "ahabah = love in the abstract. It is not the person who is here addressed. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7.
for delights = among delightsome things.
the roof of thy mouth = the palate. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for speech.
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
the lips of those that are asleep = slumbering lips.
I am my beloved"s = I belong to my beloved: referring to her beloved shepherd. The Shulamite speaks, and thus gently but firmly refuses the king's advances.
Come, my beloved. (Masc). See note on Song of Solomon 1:2. Thus she apostrophises her beloved (shepherd).
loves = endearments. Hebrew. dodim, as in Song of Solomon 1:2, Song of Solomon 1:4, and Song of Solomon 4:10, Song of Solomon 4:10.
give a smell = diffuse their fragrance.
our gates = our gateways.
laid up = reserved.
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