Song of Songs 6:5

Song of Songs 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Turn away your eyes from me, for they overwhelm me— Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Turn your eyes away from me, For they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats Going down from Gilead.

Context of Song of Songs 6:5

3I am my lover’s, and my lover is mine. He browses among the lilies. 4You are beautiful, my darling, like the lovely city of Tirzah. Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem, as majestic as an army with billowing banners. Turn your eyes away, for they overpower me. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead. 6Your teeth are as white as sheep that are freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin. 7Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates behind your veil.

Song of Songs 6:5 word by word

הָסֵ֤בִּי עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי שַׂעְרֵךְ֙ כְּעֵ֣דֶר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ מִן־הַגִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Turn awayסָבַבsâbab · to turn: repellH5437
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• from me, for theyהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• have overcomeרָהַבrâhab · to be assertiveH7292
• me: thy hairשֵׂעָרώê‛âr ώa‛ar · hairH8181
• as a flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• of goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
• that appearגָּלַשׁgâlash · to step downH1570
• from Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568

Commentaries on Song of Songs 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Turn away thine eyes - As the sight of so many fires after night was extremely dazzling, and the eye could not bear the sight, so the look of the bride was such as pierced the heart, and quite overwhelmed the person who met it. Hence the bridegroom naturally cries out, "Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me." Thy hair is as a flock of goats - See on Song of Solomon 4:1; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 All the real excellence and holiness on earth centre in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over the world, the flesh, and the devil. He shows the tenderness of a Redeemer, the delight he takes in his redeemed people, and the workings of his own grace in them. True believers alone can possess the beauty of holiness. And when their real character is known, it will be commended. Both the church…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The man describes the woman's physical beauty again. He repeats parts of the description from Song of Solomon 4 almost word for word, showing his high regard for his wife.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (So 4:9; Ge 32:28; Ex 32:9-14; Ho 12:4). This is the way "the army" (So 6:4) "overcomes" not only enemies, but Jesus Christ Himself, with eyes fixed on Him (Psa 25:15; Mt 11:12). Historically, So 6:3-5, represent the restoration of Jesus Christ to His Church at the resurrection; His sending her forth as an army, with new powers (Mr 16:15-18, 20); His rehearsing the same instructions (see on So 6:6) as when with them (Lu 24:44). overcome--literally…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5Turn away your eyes from me as a young man whose betrothed is dear and sweet to him, and her eyes are comely, and he says to her, “Turn away your eyes from me, for when I see you, my heart becomes haughty and proud, and my spirit becomes arrogant, and I cannot resist.”Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 6:5

• Gilead
• Goat

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
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• Gilead (1)
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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