King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 5:10 Mean?
“My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. the chiefest: Heb. a standard bearer”
Context
8
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. that ye: Heb. what, etc
9
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
10
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. the chiefest: Heb. a standard bearer
11
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. bushy: or, curled
12
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set . fitly: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Chiefest**.—Marg., *a standard bearer; *Heb. *dagûl, *participle of a word occurring in Psalm 20:5, where the Authorised Version gives “we will set up our banners.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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