Song of Solomon 5:2
1 I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
3 I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
4 My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- KJV
- I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
- WEB
- I was asleep, but my heart was awake. It is the voice of my beloved who knocks: “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- ASV
- I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
- DARBY
- I slept, but my heart was awake. The voice of my beloved! he knocketh: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night.
- BLB
- I [was] asleep, and my heart was aroused. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. For my head is full of dew, my locks of the drops of the night.”
- ÅB
- Jeg sover, men mitt hjerte våker; da lyder min elskedes røst -- han banker på: Lukk opp for meg, min søster, min venninne, min due, du rene! For mitt hode er fullt av dugg, mine lokker av nattens dråper.
- OTB
- Jeg sov, men mitt hjerte var våkent. Jeg hørte en stemme! Min elskede var ved døren: "Åpne for meg, min søster, min kjære, Min due, min feilfrie! For mitt hode er vått av dugg, Mitt hår av nattens fuktighet."
- B1930
- Jeg sover, men mitt hjerte våker; da lyder min elskedes røst - han banker på: Lukk op for mig, min søster, min venninne, min due, du rene! For mitt hode er fullt av dugg, mine lokker av nattens dråper.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 2:14
O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is lovely.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 6:9
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
Read in contextZechariah 4:1
Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
Read in contextPsalms 119:1
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:7
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
Read in contextMatthew 8:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:1
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
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