Apologetics Bible

SongofSolomon 4:1

Hebrew

הִנָּךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי הִנָּךְ יָפָה עֵינַיִךְ יוֹנִים מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵךְ שַׂעְרֵךְ כְּעֵדֶר הָֽעִזִּים שֶׁגָּלְשׁוּ מֵהַר גִּלְעָֽד׃

hinakhe-yafah-ra'eyatiy-hinakhe-yafah-'eynayikhe-yvoniym-miva'ad-letzamatekhe-sha'erekhe-khe'eder-ha'iziym-shegaleshv-mehar-gile'ad

KJV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

AKJV: Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves’ eyes within your locks: your hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

ASV: Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair;

YLT: Lo, thou art fair, my friend, lo, thou art fair, Thine eyes are doves behind thy veil, Thy hair as a row of the goats That have shone from mount Gilead,

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:2

Hebrew

שִׁנַּיִךְ כְּעֵדֶר הַקְּצוּבוֹת שֶׁעָלוּ מִן־הָרַחְצָה שֶׁכֻּלָּם מַתְאִימוֹת וְשַׁכֻּלָה אֵין בָּהֶֽם׃

shinayikhe-khe'eder-haqetzvvvot-she'alv-min-harachetzah-shekhulam-mate'iymvot-veshakhulah-'eyn-vahem

KJV: Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

AKJV: Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

ASV: Thy teeth are like a flockof ewesthat arenewlyshorn,

YLT: Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among them.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:3

Hebrew

כְּחוּט הַשָּׁנִי שִׂפְתֹתַיִךְ וּמִדְבָּרֵיךְ נָאוֶה כְּפֶלַח הָֽרִמּוֹן רַקָּתֵךְ מִבַּעַד לְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃

khechvt-hashaniy-shifetotayikhe-vmidevareykhe-na'veh-khefelach-harimvon-raqatekhe-miva'ad-letzamatekhe

KJV: Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

AKJV: Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your speech is comely: your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within your locks.

ASV: Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,

YLT: As a thread of scarlet are thy lips, And thy speech is comely, As the work of the pomegranate is thy temple behind thy veil,

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:4

Hebrew

כְּמִגְדַּל דָּוִיד צַוָּארֵךְ בָּנוּי לְתַלְפִּיּוֹת אֶלֶף הַמָּגֵן תָּלוּי עָלָיו כֹּל שִׁלְטֵי הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃

khemigedal-daviyd-tzava'rekhe-vanvy-letalefiyvot-'elef-hamagen-talvy-'alayv-khol-shiletey-hagivvoriym

KJV: Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

AKJV: Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, where on there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

ASV: Thy neck is like the tower of David

YLT: As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:5

Hebrew

שְׁנֵי שָׁדַיִךְ כִּשְׁנֵי עֳפָרִים תְּאוֹמֵי צְבִיָּה הָרוֹעִים בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃

sheney-shadayikhe-khisheney-'ofariym-te'vomey-tzeviyah-harvo'iym-vashvoshaniym

KJV: Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

AKJV: Your two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

ASV: Thy two breasts are like two fawns

YLT: Thy two breasts are as two fawns, Twins of a roe, that are feeding among lilies.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:6

Hebrew

עַד שֶׁיָּפוּחַ הַיּוֹם וְנָסוּ הַצְּלָלִים אֵלֶךְ לִי אֶל־הַר הַמּוֹר וְאֶל־גִּבְעַת הַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃

'ad-sheyafvcha-hayvom-venasv-hatzelaliym-'elekhe-liy-'el-har-hamvor-ve'el-give'at-halevvonah

KJV: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

AKJV: Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

ASV: Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away,

YLT: Till the day doth break forth, And the shadows have fled away, I will get me unto the mountain of myrrh, And unto the hill of frankincense.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:7

Hebrew

כֻּלָּךְ יָפָה רַעְיָתִי וּמוּם אֵין בָּֽךְ׃

khulakhe-yafah-ra'eyatiy-vmvm-'eyn-vakhe

KJV: Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

AKJV: You are all fair, my love; there is no spot in you. ¶

ASV: Thou art all fair, my love;

YLT: Thou art all fair, my friend, And a blemish there is not in thee. Come from Lebanon, O spouse,

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:8

Hebrew

אִתִּי מִלְּבָנוֹן כַּלָּה אִתִּי מִלְּבָנוֹן תָּבוֹאִי תָּשׁוּרִי ׀ מֵרֹאשׁ אֲמָנָה מֵרֹאשׁ שְׂנִיר וְחֶרְמוֹן מִמְּעֹנוֹת אֲרָיוֹת מֵֽהַרְרֵי נְמֵרִֽים׃

'itiy-milevanvon-khalah-'itiy-milevanvon-tavvo'iy-tashvriy- -mero'sh-'amanah-mero'sh-sheniyr-vecheremvon-mime'onvot-'arayvot-meharerey-nemeriym

KJV: Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

AKJV: Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

ASV: Come with me from Lebanon, mybride,

YLT: Come from Lebanon, come thou in. Look from the top of Amana, From the top of Shenir and Hermon, From the habitations of lions, From the mountains of leopards.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:9

Hebrew

לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה לִבַּבְתִּינִי באחד בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃

livavetiniy-'achotiy-khalah-livavetiyniy-v'chd-ve'achat-me'eynayikhe-ve'achad-'anaq-mitzaveronayikhe

KJV: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

AKJV: You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; you have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.

ASV: Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, mybride;

YLT: Thou hast emboldened me, my sister-spouse, Emboldened me with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:10

Hebrew

מַה־יָּפוּ דֹדַיִךְ אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה מַה־טֹּבוּ דֹדַיִךְ מִיַּיִן וְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנַיִךְ מִכָּל־בְּשָׂמִֽים׃

mah-yafv-dodayikhe-'achotiy-khalah-mah-tovv-dodayikhe-miyayin-vereycha-shemanayikhe-mikhal-veshamiym

KJV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

AKJV: How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the smell of your ointments than all spices!

ASV: How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride!

YLT: How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:11

Hebrew

נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנֽוֹן׃

nofet-titofenah-shifetvotayikhe-khalah-devash-vechalav-tachat-leshvonekhe-vereycha-shalemotayikhe-khereycha-levanvon

KJV: Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

AKJV: Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

ASV: Thy lips, O mybride, drop asthe honeycomb:

YLT: Thy lips drop honey, O spouse, Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments Is as the fragrance of Lebanon.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:12

Hebrew

גַּן ׀ נָעוּל אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה גַּל נָעוּל מַעְיָן חָתֽוּם׃

gan- -na'vl-'achotiy-khalah-gal-na'vl-ma'eyan-chatvm

KJV: A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

AKJV: A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

ASV: A garden shut up is my sister, my bride;

YLT: A garden shut up is my sister-spouse, A spring shut up--a fountain sealed.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:13

Hebrew

שְׁלָחַיִךְ פַּרְדֵּס רִמּוֹנִים עִם פְּרִי מְגָדִים כְּפָרִים עִם־נְרָדִֽים׃

shelachayikhe-faredes-rimvoniym-'im-feriy-megadiym-khefariym-'im-neradiym

KJV: Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

AKJV: Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

ASV: Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits;

YLT: Thy shoots a paradise of pomegranates, With precious fruits,

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:14

Hebrew

נֵרְדְּ ׀ וְכַרְכֹּם קָנֶה וְקִנָּמוֹן עִם כָּל־עֲצֵי לְבוֹנָה מֹר וַאֲהָלוֹת עִם כָּל־רָאשֵׁי בְשָׂמִֽים׃

nerede- -vekharekhom-qaneh-veqinamvon-'im-khal-'atzey-levvonah-mor-va'ahalvot-'im-khal-ra'shey-veshamiym

KJV: Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

AKJV: Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

ASV: Spikenard and saffron,

YLT: Cypresses with nard--nard and saffron, Cane and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices.

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:15

Hebrew

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנֽוֹן׃

ma'eyan-ganiym-ve'er-mayim-chayiym-venozeliym-min-levanvon

KJV: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

AKJV: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. ¶

ASV: Thou arta fountain of gardens,

YLT: A fount of gardens, a well of living waters, And flowings from Lebanon!

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

SongofSolomon 4:16

Hebrew

עוּרִי צָפוֹן וּבוֹאִי תֵימָן הָפִיחִי גַנִּי יִזְּלוּ בְשָׂמָיו יָבֹא דוֹדִי לְגַנּוֹ וְיֹאכַל פְּרִי מְגָדָֽיו׃

'vriy-tzafvon-vvvo'iy-teyman-hafiychiy-ganiy-yizelv-veshamayv-yavo'-dvodiy-leganvo-veyo'khal-feriy-megadayv

KJV: Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

AKJV: Awake, O north wind; and come, you south; blow on my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

ASV: Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south;

YLT: Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

Exposition: SongofSolomon 4:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.