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The Song of Songs 6:11

Context
The Return to the Vineyards

The Lover to His Beloved: 1 

6:11 I went down to the orchard of walnut trees, 2 

to look for the blossoms of the valley, 3 

to see if the vines had budded

or if the pomegranates were in bloom.

The Song of Songs 7:12

Context

7:12 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 sn It is difficult to determine whether the speaker in 6:11-12 is Solomon or the Beloved.

2 tn The term אֱגוֹז (’egoz, “nut”) probably refers to the “walnut” or “walnut tree” (juglans regia) (DCH 1:116 s.v. אֱגוֹז). The singular form is used collectively here to refer to a grove of walnut trees.

3 sn It is not clear whether the “valley” in 6:12 is a physical valley (Jezreel Valley?), a figurative description of their love relationship, or a double entendre.



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