Song of Songs 6:11

Song of Songs 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
• New International Version (NIV)I went down to the grove of nut trees to look at the new growth in the valley, to see if the vines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I went down to the nut orchard to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see whether the vines had budded, whether the pomegranates were in bloom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I went down to the garden of nuts To see the verdure of the valley, To see whether the vine had budded And the pomegranates had bloomed.

Context of Song of Songs 6:11

9I would still choose my dove, my perfect one— the favorite of her mother, dearly loved by the one who bore her. The young women see her and praise her; even queens and royal concubines sing her praises: 10“Who is this, arising like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as an army with billowing banners?” I went down to the grove of walnut trees and out to the valley to see the new spring growth, to see whether the grapevines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom. 12Before I realized it, my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man. 13Return, return to us, O maid of Shulam. Come back, come back, that we may see you again. Why do you stare at this young woman of Shulam, as she moves so gracefully between two lines of dancers?

Song of Songs 6:11 word by word

אֶל־גִּנַּ֤ת אֱגוֹז֙ יָרַ֔דְתִּי לִרְא֖וֹת בְּאִבֵּ֣י הַנָּ֑חַל לִרְאוֹת֙ הֲפָֽרְחָ֣ה הַגֶּ֔פֶן הֵנֵ֖צוּ הָרִמֹּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the gardenגִּנָּהginnâh · gardenH1594
• of nutsאֱגוֹז'ĕgôz · nutH93
• to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the fruitsאֵב'êb · greeneryH3
• of the valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• whether the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• flourishedפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• the pomegranatesרִמּוֹןrimmôn rimmôn · pomegranateH7416
• buddedנָצַץnûts · bloomH5132

Commentaries on Song of Songs 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I went down into the garden of nuts - I believe this and the following verse refer at least to the preparations for a farther consummation of the marriage, or examination of the advancement of the bride's pregnancy. But many circumstances of this kind are so interwoven, and often anticipated and also postponed, that it is exceedingly difficult to arrange the whole so as to ascertain the several parts, and who are the actors and speakers. But other writers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 In retirement and in meditation the Christian character is formed and perfected. But not in the retirement of the idle, the self-indulgent, or the trifler. When the Christian is released from the discharge of his duties in life, the world has no attractions for him. His prayer is, that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow within him, and around him. Such are the interesting cares and employments of him whom the world wrongly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11I went down: It is unclear who is speaking. The New Living Translation shows it as the young woman's speech, but it could also be the young man's. The trip to the walnut grove poetically expresses a desire for a romantic meeting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. The bride's words; for she everywhere is the narrator, and often soliloquizes, which He never does. The first garden (So 2:11-13) was that of spring, full of flowers and grapes not yet ripe; the second, autumn, with spices (which are always connected with the person of Jesus Christ), and nothing unripe (So 4:13, &c.). The third here, of "nuts," from the previous autumn; the end of winter, and verge of spring; the Church in the upper room (Ac 1:13…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 11I went down to the nut garden This too is included in the words of the Shechinah: “Behold I came to this Second Temple to you.”Read the comment

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Commentaries on Song of Songs 6

• 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