Song of Songs 1:15

Song of Songs 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
• New International Version (NIV)How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair! You have dove’s eyes.

Context of Song of Songs 1:15

13My lover is like a sachet of myrrh lying between my breasts. 14He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossoms from the vineyards of En-gedi. How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. 16You are so handsome, my love, pleasing beyond words! The soft grass is our bed; 17fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.

Song of Songs 1:15 word by word

הִנָּ֤ךְ יָפָה֙ רַעְיָתִ֔י הִנָּ֥ךְ יָפָ֖ה עֵינַ֥יִךְ יוֹנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• fairיָפֶהyâpheh · beautifulH3303
• my loveרַעְיָהra‛yâh · darlingH7474
• doves’יוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou hast doves' eyes - The large and beautiful dove of Syria is supposed to be here referred to, the eyes of which are remarkably fine.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. 15The comparison of the woman's eyes to doves (see also Song of Solomon 4:1; 5:12) is unclear. The metaphor might refer to their color or a gentle expression.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fair--He discerns beauty in her, who had said, "I am black" (So 1:5), because of the everlasting covenant (Psa 45:11; Is 62:5; Ep 1:4,5). doves' eyes--large and beautiful in the doves of Syria. The prominent features of her beauty (Mt 10:16), gentleness, innocence, and constant love, emblem of the Holy Ghost, who changes us to His own likeness (Ge 8:10, 11; Mt 3:16). The opposite kind of eyes (Psa 101:5; Mt 20:15; 2Pe 2:14).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 15Behold, you are comely, my beloved I was ashamed of my sin, but He encouraged me with appeasing words, saying, (Num. 14:20): “I have forgiven according to your words,” and you are most fair, for your eyes are like doves; i.e., a bride whose eyes are ugly—her entire body requires examination but [a bride] whose eyes are beautiful, her body requires no examination. (Song Rabbah 4). The allegorical meaning is: I forgave you for your iniquity, and behold you…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Draw
• Dove

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