Discovery BoxThe Song of Songs 2:8 
ContextThe Arrival of the Lover
The Beloved about Her Lover:
2:8 Listen! 1 My lover is approaching! 2
Look! 3 Here he comes,
leaping over the mountains,
bounding over the hills!
The Song of Songs 2:10
ContextThe Season of Love and the Song of the Turtle-Dove
The Lover to His Beloved:
2:10 My lover spoke to me, saying:
“Arise, my darling;
My beautiful one, come away with me!
1 tn Heb “The voice of my beloved!” The exclamation קוֹל (qol, “Listen!”) is an introductory exclamatory particle used to emphasize excitement and the element of surprise.
2 tn The phrase “is approaching” does not appear in Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
3 tn The exclamation הִנֵּה־זֶה (hinneh-zeh, “Look!”) is used of excited speech when someone is seen approaching (Isa 21:9).
