Song of Solomon 5:3
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.
2 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.”
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.
5 I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
- KJV
- I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
- WEB
- I have taken off my robe. Indeed, must I put it on? I have washed my feet. Indeed, must I soil them?
- ASV
- I have put off my garment; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
- DARBY
- I have put off my tunic, how should I put it on? I have washed my feet, how should I pollute them?
- BLB
- I have taken off my garment—how do I put it on? I have washed my feet—how do I soil them?
- ÅB
- Jeg sa: Jeg har tatt av meg min kjortel, skulle jeg da ta den på igjen? Jeg har vasket mine føtter, skulle jeg da skitne dem til?
- OTB
- "Jeg har tatt av meg kjortelen, Hvordan kan jeg ta den på igjen? Jeg har vasket mine føtter, Hvordan kan jeg skitne dem til igjen?"
- B1930
- Jeg sa: Jeg har tatt av mig min kjortel, skulde jeg da ta den på igjen? Jeg har tvettet mine føtter, skulde jeg da skitne dem til?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 11:7
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Read in contextRomans 7:22–23
For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
Read in contextProverbs 22:13
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
Read in contextMatthew 26:38–43
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Read in contextProverbs 3:28
Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Read in contextMatthew 25:5
When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
Read in contextProverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
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