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it’s obvious how much he loves me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me <i>was</i> love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me <i>was</i> love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has brought me to <i>his</i> banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He has brought me to <i>his</i> banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has brought me to <i>his</i> house of banqueting, And his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He has brought me to his banqueting place, And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banquet hall, and he looked on me with love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You led me to your banquet room and showered me with love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He leads me into a banquet room and looks at me with love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He brought me to his banquet hall and raised the banner of love over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He brought me into the banquet hall, and he looked at me lovingly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me was love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has brought me to a house of wine, "" And his banner over me [is] love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me is love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me was love.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#0000CC>He brought me into the storeroom of wine. He set charity in order within me.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banquet hall and his glance at me signaled love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and his intention toward me was love.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He brought me to the banqueting house, and assigned as my portion love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He brought me to the house of wine; he appointed love for me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/2-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=197" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/2.htm">The Bride's Admiration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hĕ·ḇî·’a·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">He has brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: hay·yā·yin (Art:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">of wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1714.htm" title="1714: wə·ḏiḡ·lōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A standard, banner. From dagal; a flag.">and his banner</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over me is</a> <a href="/hebrew/160.htm" title="160: ’a·hă·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Love (noun). Feminine of 'ahab and meaning the same.">love.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-9.htm">John 15:9</a></span><br />As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a></span><br />Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a></span><br />Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a></span><br />They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-16.htm">Luke 14:16-17</a></span><br />But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. / When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4-5</a></span><br />No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.</p><p class="hdg">brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Song of Solomon 1:4</a></b></br> Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a></b></br> I am come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2-5</a></b></br> To see thy power and thy glory, so <i>as</i> I have seen thee in the sanctuary… </p><p class="hdg">banqueting house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-1.htm">Song of Solomon 1:1,4</a></b></br> The song of songs, which <i>is</i> Solomon's… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Esther 7:7</a></b></br> And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath <i>went</i> into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.</p><p class="hdg">his banner</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Solomon 6:4</a></b></br> Thou <i>art</i> beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as <i>an army</i> with banners.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-10.htm">Job 1:10</a></b></br> Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-4.htm">Psalm 60:4</a></b></br> Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/60-4.htm">Banner</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-15.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/job/30-11.htm">Flag</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-22.htm">Hall</a> <a href="/songs/1-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/songs/1-15.htm">Love</a> <a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">se</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Banner</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-8.htm">Banqueting</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Flag</a> <a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Hall</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/songs/2-5.htm">Love</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-24.htm">se</a> <a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-1.htm">the mutual love of Christ and his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-8.htm">The hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-10.htm">and calling of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Christ's care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/2-16.htm">The profession of the church, her faith, and hope</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/songs/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>He has brought me</b><br />This phrase suggests an intentional act of leading or guiding. In the Hebrew context, the word "brought" (הֱבִיאַנִי, hebi'ani) implies a sense of being carried or led with purpose. It reflects the divine initiative in the relationship between God and His people, symbolizing how Christ draws believers into a deeper fellowship with Him. Historically, this can be seen as a reflection of God's covenantal faithfulness, where He actively seeks and brings His people into His presence.<p><b>to the banquet hall</b><br />The "banquet hall" (בֵּית הַיָּיִן, beit hayayin) is a place of feasting and celebration. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a banquet was a symbol of abundance, joy, and fellowship. Spiritually, this represents the richness of the relationship between Christ and the Church, where believers are invited to partake in the spiritual abundance and joy found in communion with God. The imagery of a banquet also echoes the eschatological hope of the marriage supper of the Lamb in Revelation, where ultimate fellowship with God is realized.<p><b>and his banner over me</b><br />A "banner" (דֶּגֶל, degel) in ancient times was a military standard or flag that signified protection, identity, and belonging. In the context of this verse, it symbolizes the protective and identifying love of Christ over His people. The banner signifies that believers are under the authority and care of Christ, marked by His love. Historically, banners were used to rally troops and signify victory, suggesting that the love of Christ is both a protective covering and a declaration of triumph over sin and death.<p><b>is love</b><br />The word "love" (אַהֲבָה, ahavah) here is profound, denoting a deep, covenantal affection. In the biblical context, love is not merely an emotion but an active commitment and self-giving. This love is reflective of God's nature and His covenant with His people. In the New Testament, this is fulfilled in the sacrificial love of Christ, who gave Himself for the Church. Theologically, this love is unconditional and eternal, providing assurance and security to believers. It is a love that transforms and sustains, inviting believers into a relationship that is both intimate and redemptive.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Banqueting house.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">house of wine; </span>not the cellar of the palace, nor the banqueting hall of Solomon, nor the vineyard, but simply the place of the delights of love. The comparison of love with wine Is still in the thought. (Comp. Tennyson's "The new strong wine of love.")<p><span class= "bld">And his banner </span>. . .<span class= "ital">--i.e., </span>"and there I felt the sweet sense of a tender protecting love."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love;</span> literally, <span class="accented">to the house of the wine.</span> Not, as some, "the house of the vines" - that is, the vineyard. The Hebrew word <span class="accented">yayin</span> corresponds with the AEthiopic <span class="accented">wain</span>, and has run through the Indo-European languages. The meaning is - To the place where he royally entertains his friends. Hence the reference which immediately follows to the protection with which the king overshadows his beloved. He covers me there with his fear-inspiring, awful banner, love, which, because of its being love, is terrible to all enemies. The word which is used for "banner" (<span class="hebrew">דֶּגֶל</span>) is from a root "to cover," that which covers the shaft or standard; the <span class="accented">pannus</span>, "the cloth," which is fastened to a shaft (cf. pennon). Her natural fear and bashfulness is overcome by the loving presence of the king, which covers her weakness like a banner. Some versions render it as an imperative. There can be no doubt of the meaning that the banner is the military banner, as the word is always so used (see <a href="/psalms/20-6.htm">Psalm 20:6</a>; <a href="/numbers/1-52.htm">Numbers 1:52</a>; <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Numbers 2:2</a>). Perhaps there is a reference to the grandeur and military strength in which the young bride felt delight as she looked up at her young husband in his youthful beauty and manly vigour. The typical significance is very easily discovered. It would be straining it too much to see any allusion to the ritual of the Christian sacraments; but whether we think of the individual soul or of the people of God regarded collectively, such delight in the rich provisions of Divine love, and in the tender guardianship of the Saviour over those whom he has called to himself, belong to the simplest facts of believing experience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/2-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has brought</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·ḇî·’a·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the banquet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֔יִן</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hall,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his banner</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִגְל֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏiḡ·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1714.htm">Strong's 1714: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standard, banner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over me [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">love.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲבָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm">Strong's 160: </a> </span><span class="str2">Love (noun)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/2-4.htm">Song of Solomon 2:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/2-4.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 2:4 He brought me to the banquet hall (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/2-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/2-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>