Discovery BoxThe 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?
Tell us, 2 that we may seek him with you. 3
The Song of Songs 7:12
Context7:12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards,
to see if the vines have budded,
to see if their blossoms have opened,
if the pomegranates are in bloom –
there I will give you my love.
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.
