Discovery BoxThe Song of Songs 1:8 
ContextThe Lover to His Beloved:
1:8 If you do not know, O most beautiful of women,
simply follow the tracks of my flock,
and pasture your little lambs
beside the tents of the shepherds.
The Song of Songs 5:9
ContextThe Maidens to The Beloved:
5:9 Why is your beloved better than others, 1
O most beautiful of women?
Why is your beloved better than others,
that you would command us in this manner?
The Song of Songs 6:1
ContextThe Maidens to the Beloved:
6:1 Where has your beloved gone,
O most beautiful among women?
Where has your beloved turned?
1 tn Heb “How is your beloved [better] than [another] lover?”
2 tn The phrase “Tell us!” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.
3 tn Heb “And we may seek him with you.” The vav-conjunctive on וּנְבַקְשֶׁנּוּ (unÿvaqshennu, “and we may seek him with you”) denotes purpose/result.
