Song of Songs 5:14

Song of Songs 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
• New International Version (NIV)His arms are rods of gold set with topaz. His body is like polished ivory decorated with lapis lazuli.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His arms are rods of gold, set with jewels. His body is polished ivory, bedecked with sapphires.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl. His body is carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires.

Context of Song of Songs 5:14

12His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk And reposed in their setting. 13His cheeks are like a bed of balsam, Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs. His lips are lilies Dripping sweet-scented myrrh. His hands are rods of gold Set with beryl; His abdomen is a figure of carved ivory Inlaid with sapphires. 15His legs are [strong and steady] pillars of alabaster Set upon pedestals of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, Stately and choice as the cedars. 16His mouth is full of sweetness; Yes, he is altogether lovely and desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”

Song of Songs 5:14 word by word

יָדָיו֙ גְּלִילֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב מְמֻלָּאִ֖ים בַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ מֵעָיו֙ עֶ֣שֶׁת שֵׁ֔ן מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת סַפִּירִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• ringsגָּלִילgâlîyl · circuitH1550
• setמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with the berylתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · jasperH8658
• his bellyמֵעֶהmê‛eh · bellyH4578
• brightעֶ֫שֶׁת‛esheth · plateH6247
• ivoryשֵׁןshên · tooth: ivoryH8127
• overlaidעָלַף‛âlaph · to enwrapH5968
• sapphiresסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601

Commentaries on Song of Songs 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14His hands - gold rings set with the beryl - This really seems to refer to gold rings set with precious stones on the fingers, and perhaps to circlets or bracelets about the wrists. Some suppose it to refer to the roundness and exquisite symmetry of the hand and fingers. תרשיש tarshish, which we translate beryl, a gem of a sea-green tint, had better be translated chrysolite, which is of a gold color. His belly - bright ivory overlaid with sapphires - This…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Even those who have little acquaintance with Christ, cannot but see amiable beauty in others who bear his image. There are hopes of those who begin to inquire concerning Christ and his perfections. Christians, who are well acquainted with Christ themselves, should do all they can to make others know something of him. Divine glory makes him truly lovely in the eyes of all who are enlightened to discern spiritual things. He is white in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14The man's body is shown as beautiful and valuable. Beryl is a green gemstone. Sapphire is a blue gemstone.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. rings set with ... beryl--Hebrew, Tarshish, so called from the city. The ancient chrysolite, gold in color (Septuagint), our topaz, one of the stones on the high priest's breastplate, also in the foundation of New Jerusalem (Re 21:19, 20; also Da 10:6). "Are as," is plainly to be supplied, see in So 5:13 a similiar ellipsis; not as Moody Stuart: "have gold rings." The hands bent in are compared to beautiful rings, in which beryl is set, as the nails…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14wheels of gold Heb. גְלִילֵי זָהָב, like wheels of gold.Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 5:14

• Beryl
• Gold
• Ivory

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Body
• Ivory
• Ring
• Set
• Stones, Precious
• Tablet
• Tarshish
• Writing
• Bracelet

Commentaries on Song of Songs 5

• 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