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Song of Solomon 5:9

5:8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. that ye: Heb. what, etc
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

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How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you do so charge us?

5:10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. the chiefest: Heb. a standard bearer

What does Song of Solomon 5:9 mean?

Song of Solomon 5:9 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דּוֹד (dôwd), יָפֶה (yâpheh), אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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What
is
thy
belovedדּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
more
than
another
beloved,דּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
O
thou
fairestיָפֶהyâpheh/yaw-feh'/H3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)
among
women?אִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H802a woman
what
is
thy
belovedדּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
more
than
another
beloved,דּוֹדdôwd/dode/H1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle
that
thouכָּכָהkâkâh/kaw'-kaw/H3602just so, referring to the previous or following context
dost
so
chargeשָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
us?

Commentary on Song of Solomon 5:9

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 5:9
ation of his own honour: " It is time for thee, Lord, to work, to do something for the effectual confutation of atheists and infidels, and the silencing of those that set their mouth against the heavens." God's time to work is when vice has become most daring and the measure of iniquity is full. Now will I arise, saith the Lord. Some read it, and the original will bear it, It is time to work for thee, O Lord! it is time for every one in his place to appear on the Lord's side—against the threatening growth of profaneness and immorality. We must do what we can for the support of the sinking interests of religion, and, after all, we must beg of God to take the work into his own hands. 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. David here, as often in this psalm, professes the great love he had to the word and law of God; and, to evidence the sincerity of it, observe, 1. The degree of his love. He loved his Bible better than he loved his money— above gold, yea, above fine gold. Gold, fine gold, is what most men set their hearts upon; nothing charms them and dazzles their eyes so much as gold does. It is fine gold, a fine thing in their eyes; they will venture their souls, their God, their all, to get and keep it. But David saw that the word of God answers all purposes better than money does, for it enriches the soul towards God; and therefore he loved it better than gold, for it had done that for him wh

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 4:8

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Job 33:27

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; He: or, He shall look upon men, and say

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. pure: Heb. purified

Song of Solomon 5:6

I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Romans 7:14

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Romans 7:16

If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 5:9.

Esther 2:7

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. brought: Heb. nourished fair: Heb. fair of form, and good of countenance

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 12:14

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

Song of Solomon 1:16

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.

Song of Solomon 6:1

Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

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What does Song of Solomon 5:9 say?

Song of Solomon 5:9 (King James Version) reads: "What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?"

Is Song of Solomon 5:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 5:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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