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The Song of Songs 5:8-9

Context
The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover

The Beloved to the Maidens:

5:8 O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you –

If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?

Tell him that I am lovesick! 1 

The Maidens to The Beloved:

5:9 Why is your beloved better than others, 2 

O most beautiful of women?

Why is your beloved better than others,

that you would command us in this manner?

1 tn The genitive construct חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה (kholatahavah, “sick of love”) denotes “lovesick.” This is an example of a genitive of cause, that is, the Beloved was (physically/emotionally) sick because of her unrequited love for him. See study note on Song 2:5.

2 tn Heb “How is your beloved [better] than [another] lover?”



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