New King James Version
Song of Songs 3:5
5I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Song of Songs 3:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
- New International Version (NIV)Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you by the gazelles and by the does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and wild deer, not to awaken love until the time is right.
Context of Song of Songs 3:5
3The watchmen who go about the city found me; I said, “Have you seen the one I love?” 4Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the does of the field, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases. 6Who is this coming out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all the merchant’s fragrant powders? 7Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.
Read all of Song of Songs 3Song of Songs 3:5 word by word
הִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֜ם בְּנ֤וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ בִּצְבָא֔וֹת א֖וֹ בְּאַיְל֣וֹת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה אִם־תָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ וְֽאִם־תְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּ אֶת־הָאַהֲבָ֖ה עַ֥ד שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I chargeשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- you, O ye daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- by the roesצְבִיtsebîy · gazelleH6643
- andאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
- by the hindsאַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
- of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- that ye stir not upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
- loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
- till he pleaseחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
Commentaries on Song of Songs 3:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I charge you - The same adjuration as before, Song of Solomon 2:7.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5In this dramatic scene, the woman is already apart from her lover and is terrified that she will not see him soon. One night, her worries push her out of bed to search frantically for him. She finds him and takes him to meet her mother.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. So So 2:7; but there it was for the non-interruption of her own fellowship with Jesus Christ that she was anxious; here it is for the not grieving of the Holy Ghost, on the part of the daughters of Jerusalem. Jealously avoid levity, heedlessness, and offenses which would mar the gracious work begun in others (Mt 18:7; Ac 2:42, 43; Ep 4:30). Canticle III.--(So 3:6-5:1)--The Bridegroom with the Bride. Historically, the ministry of Jesus Christ on earth.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5I adjure you [you] nations, while I am exiled among you.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 3
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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