Song of Songs 4:6

Song of Songs 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
• New International Version (NIV)Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go away to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Until the day breaks And the shadows flee away, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense.

Context of Song of Songs 4:6

4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors. 5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies. Before the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will make my way to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of frankincense. 7You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw. 8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

Song of Songs 4:6 word by word

עַ֤ד שֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם וְנָ֖סוּ הַצְּלָלִ֑ים אֵ֤לֶךְ לִי֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר הַמּ֔וֹר וְאֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Beforeעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• breaksפּוּחַpûach · to breatheH6315
• and the shadowsצֵלֶלtsêlel · shadowH6752
• fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• I will make my wayהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of myrrhמֹרmôr môr · myrrhH4753
• and to the hillגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• of frankincenseלְבֹנָהlebônâh lebônâh · frankincenseH3828

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Until the day break - Until the morning breeze. See Song of Solomon 2:17. The shadows flee away - Till the sun sets. Mountain of myrrh - Probably the same as the mountains of Bether, Song of Solomon 2:17. Mountains where the trees grew from which myrrh and incense were extracted.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6After mentioning the breasts in the previous verse, the man's exclamation about hurrying to the mountain of myrrh and hill of frankincense shows his desire to be close to this beautiful woman.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Historically, the hill of frankincense is Calvary, where, "through the eternal Spirit He offered Himself"; the mountain of myrrh is His embalmment (Joh 19:39) till the resurrection "daybreak." The third Canticle occupies the one cloudless day of His presence on earth, beginning from the night (So 2:17) and ending with the night of His departure (So 4:6). His promise is almost exactly in the words of her prayer (So 2:17), (the same Holy Ghost breathing…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 6and the shadows flee That is the time of heat, the hottest time of the day. I will save you, and you are pleasant to me.Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 4:6

• Myrrh

In the dictionaries

• Ethics of Jesus
• Frankincense
• Myrrh

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