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Song of Solomon 2:7

King James Version (KJV)

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I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please.

Song of Solomon 2:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:7

Theological / Devotional

I charge you. This verse is a refrain. It is repeated in chs. 3:5 and 8:4. The speaker is presumably still the bride.

My love. The “my” is supplied. “Love” is from ’ahabah, a feminine form considering love in the abstract, and not the lover. Pure and natural affection is extolled.

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