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Song of Solomon 5:4

Love for others

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.”

3 I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?

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.

6 I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.

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BSB
My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
KJV
My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
WEB
My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.
ASV
My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door], And my heart was moved for him.
DARBY
My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door]; And my bowels yearned for him.
BLB
My beloved stretched out his hand to the latch, and my bowels murmered for him.
ÅB
Min elskede rakte sin hånd inn gjennom luken; da ble mitt hjerte rørt for hans skyld.
OTB
Min elskede rakte hånden inn gjennom åpningen, Og mitt hjerte ble beveget for ham.
B1930
Min elskede rakte sin hånd inn gjennem luken; da blev mitt hjerte rørt for hans skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Philippians 2:13

    For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:4

    Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.

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  • Acts 16:14

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:16

    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

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  • 1 Kings 3:26

    Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”

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  • Psalms 110:3

    Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.

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  • Genesis 43:30

    Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:1–2

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

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