Song of Songs 1:11

Song of Songs 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We will make for you ornaments of gold, studded with silver.
• New King James Version (NKJV)We will make you ornaments of gold With studs of silver.
• New Living Translation (NLT)We will make for you earrings of gold and beads of silver.

Context of Song of Songs 1:11

9I liken you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariot horses. 10Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels. We will make you earrings of gold, studded with silver. 12While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. 13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

Song of Songs 1:11 word by word

תּוֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ נַעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ עִ֖ם נְקֻדּ֥וֹת הַכָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We will makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee bordersתּוֹרtôr tôr · plaitH8447
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• with studsנְקֻדָּהneqûddâh · beadH5351
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Borders of gold - I have observed several of the handkerchiefs, shawls, and head attire of the Eastern women, curiously and expensively worked in the borders with gold and silver, and variously coloured silk, which has a splendid effect.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The Bridegroom gives high praises of his spouse. In the sight of Christ believers are the excellent of the earth, fitted to be instruments for promoting his glory. The spiritual gifts and graces which Christ bestows on every true believer, are described by the ornaments then in use, Song 1:10,11. The graces of the saints are many, but there is dependence upon each other. He who is the Author, will be the Finisher of the good work. The grace…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The woman's beauty shines with her jewelry. The man decides to give her more jewelry to enhance her beauty even further (compare Matthew 13:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. We--the Trinity implied by the Holy Ghost, whether it was so by the writer of the Song or not (Ge 1:26; Pr 8:30; 30:4). "The Jews acknowledged God as king, and Messiah as king, in interpreting the Song, but did not know that these two are one" [Leighton]. make--not merely give (Ep 2:10). borders of gold, with studs of silver--that is, "spots of silver"--Jesus Christ delights to give more "to him that hath" (Mt 25:29). He crowns His own work in us (Is…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 11We will make you rows of gold I and My tribunal decided before the arrival of Pharaoh that I should entice him and strengthen his heart to pursue you with all the best of his hidden treasures, so that we should make rows of golden ornaments for you.Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 1:11

• Silver

In the dictionaries

• Draw
• Border; Borders
• Studs

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary