Song of Songs 4:5

Song of Songs 4:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
• New International Version (NIV)Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your two breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle, that graze among the lilies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle, Which feed among the lilies.

Context of Song of Songs 4:5

3Your lips are like a ribbon of scarlet, And your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a slice of the pomegranate Behind your veil. 4Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with rows of [glistening] stones, Whereon hang a thousand shields, All of them shields of warriors. Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle Which feed among the lilies. 6Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, [In my thoughts] I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense. 7“O my love, you are altogether beautiful and fair. There is no flaw nor blemish in you!

Song of Songs 4:5 word by word

שְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְ כִּשְׁנֵ֥י עֳפָרִ֖ים תְּאוֹמֵ֣י צְבִיָּ֑ה הָרוֹעִ֖ים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• breastsשַׁדshad shôd · breastH7699
• youngעֹ֫פֶר‛ôpher · fawnH6082
• roesצְבִיָּהtsebîyâh · gazelleH6646
• that are twinsתּוֹאָםtâ'ôm tâ'ôm · twinH8380
• which feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• among the liliesשׁוּשַׁןshûshan shôshân shôshân shôshannâh · lilyH7799

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thy two breasts are like two young roes - I have met with many attempts to support this similitude, or rather to show that there is a similitude; but I judge them unworthy of citation. The poet speaks the language of nature; and in a case of this kind, where the impassioned lover attempts to describe the different perfections of his bride, language often fails him, and his comparisons and similitudes are often without strict correctness. In love songs we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Your breasts are like two fawns...grazing among the lilies: This means they are soft, firm, beautiful, and round.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. breasts--The bust is left open in Eastern dress. The breastplate of the high priest was made of "two" pieces, folded one on the other, in which were the Urim and Thummim (lights and perfection). "Faith and love" are the double breastplate (1Th 5:8), answering to "hearing the word" and "keeping it," in a similar connection with breasts (Lu 12:27, 28). roes--He reciprocates her praise (So 2:9). Emblem of love and satisfaction (Pr 5:19). feed--(Psa 23:2)…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5Your two breasts which nourish you. This refers to Moses and AaronRead the comment

In the dictionaries

• Deer
• Ethics of Jesus
• Gazelle
• Lily

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary