The Shulamite
To see the verdure of the valley,
aTo see whether the vine had budded
And the pomegranates had bloomed.
The Beloved and His Friends
Return, return, that we may look upon you!
What would you see in the Shulamite—
As it were, the dance of1 the two camps?
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Song of Solomon 6:13
Return, O Shulamite - This appears to be addressed to the bride, as now the confirmed, acknowledged wife of Solomon; for shulammith , appears to be a feminine formed from shelomoh , or Nwmlv shelomon, as we form Charlotte from Charles; Henrietta, from Henry; Janette, from John, etc.
The company of two armies - Or the musicians of the camps. She is as terrible as hosts of armed men, on the ground of what is said on Song of Songs 6:4, Song of Songs 6:5. The two armies may refer to the choirs of the bride' s virgins, and the bridegroom' s companions; but the similitude is not very perceptible. The Targum explains it of "the camps of Israel and Judah:" as if the bridegroom should say, "My beloved possesses all the perfections both of the Israelitish and Jewish women." But how little satisfaction do the best conjectures afford!
With this chapter the fifth night is supposed to end.
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