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Song of Solomon 6:13

11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.

Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Come back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the dance of Mahanaim ?
KJV
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
WEB
Return, return, Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze at you. Why do you desire to gaze at the Shulammite, as at the dance of Mahanaim?
ASV
Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim?
DARBY
Return, return, O Shulamite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. What would ye look upon in the Shulamite? As it were the dance of two camps.
BLB
Return, return, O Shulammite! Return, return, that we may gaze on you. Why should you⁺ gaze on the Shulammite as [on] the dance in of Mahanaim?
ÅB
Vend om, vend om, Sulammit! Vend om, vend om, så vi får se på deg! -- Hva vil dere se på Sulammit? -- En dans som i Mahana'im!
OTB
Kom tilbake, kom tilbake, du Shulamit; kom tilbake, kom tilbake, så vi kan se på deg! Hvorfor skulle du se på Shulamit, som på dansen av de to hærer?
B1930
Vend om, vend om, Sulammit! Vend om, vend om, så vi får se på dig! - Hvad vil I se på Sulammit? - En dans som i Mahana'im!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:2

    And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

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  • John 9:7

    And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

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  • Romans 3:29

    Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

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  • Ephesians 6:10–19

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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  • Galatians 5:17

    For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

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  • Jeremiah 3:12–14

    Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

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  • Song of Solomon 1:6

    Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

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  • Ephesians 2:14–17

    For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

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