King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 6:5 Mean?
“Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. overcome: or, puffed me up”
Context
3
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
4
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
5
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. overcome: or, puffed me up
6
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
7
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **Overcome.**—Marg., *puffed up; *Heb. *hirîbunî, *from the verb *rahab, *a word whose root-idea seems to be to show spirit against oppression or prejudice. (See Isaiah 3:5; Proverbs 6:3.) The *Hiphil *therefore = make me spirited, or bold. (Comp. Psalm 138:3.) The LXX. and Vulg., however, followed by many moderns, take it in the sense of *scare *or *dazzle.*
For the rest of the description, see Note, Song of Solomon 4:1, *seqq.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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