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Song of Solomon 4:1

Song of Solomon 4:1
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

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Barnes' Notes

Thou hast doves’ eyes ... - Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil. So also in Son 4:3; Son 6:7; Isa 47:2, “veil” is better than “locks.” That appear from ... - Or, “that couch upon Mount Gilead.” The…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Song of Solomon 4:1-7

Son 4:1-7. The Royal Suitor

King Solomon is here the speaker, and in these verses he presses his suit anew by praise of the Shulammite's beauty. The whole song is evidently modelled, as several of…