The Song of Songs 2:8
Context| NETBible | The Beloved about Her Lover: Listen! 1 My lover is approaching! 2 Look! 3 Here he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills! |
| XREF | 2Sa 6:16; So 5:2; Isa 35:6; Isa 40:3,4; Isa 44:23; Isa 49:11-13; Isa 55:12,13; Jer 48:27; Lu 3:4-6; Lu 6:23; Joh 3:29; Joh 10:4,5,27; Ac 3:8; Ac 14:10; Re 3:20 |
| NET © Notes |
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). |
