Kidung Agung 2:8

The Arrival of the Lover

The Beloved about Her Lover:

2:8 Listen! ¹  My lover is approaching! ² 

Look! ³  Here he comes,

leaping over the mountains,

bounding over the hills!

Kidung Agung 6:5

6:5 Turn your eyes away from me –

they overwhelm ⁴  me!

Your hair is like a flock of goats

descending from Mount Gilead.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Heb “The voice of my beloved!” The exclamation קוֹל (qol, “Listen!”) is an introductory exclamatory particle used to emphasize excitement and the element of surprise.

[2:8]  ² tn The phrase “is approaching” does not appear in Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[2:8]  ³ tn The exclamation הִנֵּה־זֶה (hinneh-zeh, “Look!”) is used of excited speech when someone is seen approaching (Isa 21:9).

[6:5]  ⁴ tn The verb רָהַב (rahav) should be nuanced “overwhelm” or “arouse” rather than “storm against,” “make proud,” “confuse,” “dazzle,” or “overcome” (BDB 923 s.v. רָהַב).