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Cross-References and Text Notes

Song of Songs 1

a S 1Ki 4:32; Ps 45 Title

b ver 4; SS 4:10; 8:6

1 The main male and female speakers (identified primarily on the basis of the gender of the relevant Hebrew forms) are indicated by the captions He and She respectively. The words of others are marked Friends. In some instances the divisions and their captions are debatable.

c S Ge 14:18; S Jdg 9:13

d S Est 2:12; S Ps 45:8

e S Ecc 7:1

f Ps 45:14

g Ps 45:15

h SS 2:3

i S ver 2

j SS 2:14; 4:3

2 1:4 The Hebrew is masculine singular.

k SS 5:16

l S Ge 25:13

m SS 2:15; 7:12; 8:12

3 1:5 Or Salma

n Isa 13:20

o S Ge 24:65

p SS 5:9; 6:1

q 2Ch 1:17

r SS 5:13

s Isa 61:10

t SS 4:11-14

u S Ge 37:25

v ver 16; SS 2:3,17; 5:8

w SS 4:13

x S 1Sa 23:29; S 2Ch 20:2

y SS 4:7; 7:6

z Ps 74:19; SS 2:14; 4:1; 5:2,12; 6:9; Jer 48:28

a S ver 14

b 1Ki 6:9

Song of Songs 2

1 Or He

a Isa 35:1

b S 1Ch 27:29

c SS 5:13; Hos 14:5

2 2:1 Probably a member of the crocus family

d S SS 1:14

e SS 1:4

f SS 4:16

g Est 1:11

3 2:3 Or possibly apricot; here and elsewhere in Song of Songs

h S Nu 1:52

i SS 7:8

j SS 5:8

k SS 8:3

l SS 5:8

m SS 3:5; 8:4

n ver 17; SS 8:14

o S 2Sa 2:18

p ver 17; SS 8:14

q Isa 28:4; Jer 24:2; Hos 9:10; Mic 7:1; Na 3:12

r SS 7:12

s S Ge 8:8; S SS 1:15

t S SS 1:5

u Jdg 15:4

v S SS 1:6

w SS 7:12

x SS 7:10

y SS 4:5; 6:3

z SS 4:6

a S SS 1:14

b S ver 9

c S ver 8

4 2:17 Or the hills of Bether

Song of Songs 3

a SS 5:6

b SS 5:7

c SS 8:2

d SS 6:9; 8:5

e S SS 2:7

f SS 8:4

g SS 8:5

h SS 4:6,14

i Ex 30:34

j S 1Sa 8:11

k S Job 15:22; Ps 91:5

l Isa 3:16; 4:4; 32:9-13

m Isa 54:5; 62:5; Jer 3:14

1 3:10,11 Or interior lovingly inlaid / by the daughters of Jerusalem. / 11Come out, you daughters of Zion, / and look

Song of Songs 4

a S Ge 24:65

b S SS 1:15

c Ge 37:25; Nu 32:1; SS 6:5; Jer 22:6; Mic 7:14

d SS 6:6

e SS 5:16

f S SS 1:5

g SS 6:7

h S Ps 144:12

i Eze 27:10

j SS 7:3

1 4:4 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.

k S Pr 5:19

l S SS 2:16

m SS 2:17

n S SS 3:6

o S SS 1:15

p SS 5:2

q ver 9,12; SS 5:1

r S Dt 3:9

s S 1Ch 5:23

t S ver 8

u S Ge 41:42; S Ps 73:6

v SS 7:6

w S SS 1:2

x S Jdg 9:13

y ver 16; S Ps 45:8; Isa 57:9

z S Ps 19:10; SS 5:1

a Hos 14:6

b ver 16; SS 5:1; 6:2; Isa 5:7

c S ver 8

d Pr 5:15-18

e SS 7:12

f SS 1:14

g S Ex 30:23

h S SS 3:6

i S Nu 24:6

j SS 1:12

k Isa 27:2; 58:11; Jer 31:12

l Pr 5:18

m S ver 12

2 4:15 Or I am (spoken by She)

n S ver 10

o SS 7:13

p SS 2:3

Song of Songs 5

a S SS 4:12

b S SS 4:8

c S SS 4:11; Isa 55:1; Joel 3:18

d S SS 1:15

e SS 4:7

f SS 6:9

g ver 13

h SS 6:1

i SS 6:2

j SS 3:1

k SS 3:3

1 5:6 Or heart had gone out to him when he spoke

l SS 2:7

m S SS 1:14

n SS 2:5

o S SS 1:8

p Ps 45:2

q S SS 1:15

r Ge 49:12

s SS 1:10

t SS 6:2

u S SS 2:1

v ver 5

w S Job 28:6

x 1Ki 4:33; SS 7:4

y SS 4:3

z SS 7:9

a SS 1:5

Song of Songs 6

a SS 5:6

b S SS 1:8

c SS 5:6

d S SS 4:12

e SS 5:13

f SS 7:10

g S SS 2:16

h S Jos 12:24; S 1Ki 15:33

i Ps 48:2; 50:2

j S Nu 1:52

k S SS 4:1

l SS 4:2

m S Ge 24:65

n SS 4:3

o Ps 45:9

p S Ge 22:24; S Est 2:14

q S SS 1:15

r SS 5:2

s S SS 3:4

t SS 7:12

u S Ex 15:20

1 6:12 Or among the chariots of Amminadab; or among the chariots of the people of the prince

2 6:13 In Hebrew texts this verse (6:13) is numbered 7:1.

Song of Songs 7

1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-13 is numbered 7:2-14.

a Ps 45:13

b SS 4:5

c S Ps 144:12

d Nu 21:26

e S SS 5:15

f Isa 35:2

g S SS 1:15

h SS 4:10

i SS 4:5

j SS 2:5

k SS 5:16

l Ps 45:11

2 7:9 Septuagint, Aquila, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew lips of sleepers

m SS 2:16; 6:3

n S SS 1:6

3 7:11 Or the henna bushes

o SS 2:15

p SS 2:13

q S SS 4:13

r SS 6:11

s S Ge 30:14

t SS 4:16

Song of Songs 8

a SS 3:4

b SS 2:6

c SS 2:7; S 3:5

d SS 3:6

e S SS 3:4

f S SS 1:2

g S Nu 5:14

h S Pr 6:35

1 8:6 Or ardor

2 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the LORD

3 8:7 Or he

i Ecc 2:4

j Isa 7:23

k S SS 1:6

4 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12

5 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms

l S Pr 5:19

m S SS 2:9

n S SS 2:8,17