SHULAMITE’S WISH
Chap. Song of Solomon 8:1
O that thou wert as my brother,
That sucked the breasts of my mother!
When I should find thee without,
I would kiss thee,
Yea, I should not be despised.
I would lead thee,
And would bring thee unto my mother’s house,
Who would (or thou wouldst) instruct m... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES
Song of Solomon 8:5. _I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy
mother brought thee forth; there the brought thee forth that bare
thee_.
‘I raised thee up,’ עוֹרַרְתִּיךָ _’orarlicha_,
Pilel of עוּר to be awake; literally, I awaked thee out of sleep;
according to many moderns, here app... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTES
Song of Solomon 8:9. _If she be a wall, we well build upon her a
palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will enclose her with
boards of cedar_. ‘If she be a wall.’ חוֹמָה _khomah_, from
the unused root חָמָה _khamah_, to surround, defend, protect; a
wall. Spoken of a chaste damsel, difficu... [ Continue Reading ]