Song of Songs 8:12

Song of Songs 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
• New International Version (NIV)But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My vineyard, my very own, is before me; you, O Solomon, may have the thousand, and the keepers of the fruit two hundred.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My own vineyard is before me. You, O Solomon, may have a thousand, And those who tend its fruit two hundred.

Context of Song of Songs 8:12

10I was a virgin, like a wall; now my breasts are like towers. When my lover looks at me, he is delighted with what he sees. 11Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon, which he leases out to tenant farmers. Each of them pays a thousand pieces of silver for harvesting its fruit. But my vineyard is mine to give, and Solomon need not pay a thousand pieces of silver. But I will give two hundred pieces to those who care for its vines. 13O my darling, lingering in the gardens, your companions are fortunate to hear your voice. Let me hear it, too! 14Come away, my love! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

Song of Songs 8:12 word by word

כַּרְמִ֥י שֶׁלִּ֖י לְפָנָ֑י הָאֶ֤לֶף לְךָ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וּמָאתַ֖יִם לְנֹטְרִ֥ים אֶת־פִּרְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• me: thou, O Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and those that keepנָטַרnâţar · to keepH5201
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• thereof two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Commentaries on Song of Songs 8:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The church pleads for the Gentiles, who then had not the word of God, nor the means of grace. Those who are brought to Christ themselves, should contrive what they may do to help others to him. Babes in Christ are always seen among Christians, and the welfare of their weak brethren is an object of continual prayer with the stronger believers. If the beginning of this work were likened to a wall built upon Him the precious Foundation and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-14In the dramatic view, the wife's problem with the vineyard in Song of Solomon 1:6 is finally solved. She has collected the lease money from her vineyard in Baal-hamon, allowing her to pay Solomon and her hired workers. If the passage is purely poetic, its main message is that love cannot be bought, even by a powerful king like Solomon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. "mine" by grant of the true Solomon. Not merely "let out to keepers," as in the Jewish dispensation of works, but "mine" by grace. This is "before me," that is, in my power [Maurer]. But though no longer under constraint of "keeping" the law as a mere letter and covenant of works, love to Jesus Christ will constrain her the more freely to render all to Solomon (Ro 8:2-4; 1Co 6:20; Ga 5:13; 1Pe 2:16), after having paid what justice and His will require…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me for on the day of judgment, the Holy One, blessed be He, will bring them to justice, and He will say, “My vineyard, even though I delivered it into your hands, it is Mine, and before Me is all that you seized for yourselves, its fruit. And that which you collected from them is not hidden from Me.” And they will say:Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 8:12

• Vineyard

In the dictionaries

• Solomon
• Song of Songs

Commentaries on Song of Songs 8

• 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