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they are set like jewels washed in milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, bathed in milk, sitting beside a full pool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />His eyes <i>are</i> as <i>the eyes</i> of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, <i>and</i> fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />His eyes <i>are</i> like doves By the rivers of waters, Washed with milk, <i>And</i> fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, <i>And</i> perched in <i>their</i> setting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, And reposed in their setting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“His eyes are like doves, Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk, <i>And</i> reposed in <i>their</i> setting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Washed in milk, <i>And</i> sitting in <i>their</i> setting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“His eyes are like doves Beside streams of water, Bathed in milk And reposed in their setting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside flowing streams, washed in milk and set like jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, washed in milk and set like jewels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the water-brooks, Washed with milk, and fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />His eyes are a pair of doves bathing in a stream flowing with milk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks; washed with milk, and fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His eyes are set like doves bathing in milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />His eyes are as beautiful as doves by a flowing brook, doves washed in milk and standing by the stream. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves by streams of water, bathed in milk, mounted like jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the streams of water, bathed in milk and mounted like jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves by streams of water, washed in milk, mounted like jewels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His eyes as doves by streams of water, "" Washing in milk, sitting in fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His eyes as doves by streams of water, Washing in milk, sitting in fulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His eyes as doves upon channels of waters washed with milk, sitting upon fulness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His eyes as doves upon brooks of waters, which are washed with milk, and sit beside the plentiful streams. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#0000CC>His eyes are like doves, which have been washed with milk over rivulets of waters, and which reside near plentiful streams.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, Bathing in milk, sitting by brimming pools. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves beside springs of water, bathed in milk, fitly set.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are like the eyes of doves by brooks of water, washed with milk and fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />His eyes are like those of doves by pools of waters that are washed in milk and sit with harmony<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />His eyes are like doves Beside the water-brooks; Washed with milk, And fitly set.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/5-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=753" 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/5.htm">The Bride and Her Beloved</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nāw (N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">His eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: kə·yō·w·nîm (Prep-k:: N-fp) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">are like doves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/650.htm" title="650: ’ă·p̄î·qê (N-mpc) -- A channel. From 'acaph; properly, containing, i.e. A tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero.">the streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">of water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: rō·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">bathed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: be·ḥā·lāḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">in milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and mounted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">like</a> <a href="/hebrew/4402.htm" title="4402: mil·lêṯ (N-fs) -- Perhaps setting or border, rim. From male'; fulness, i.e. a plump socket.">jewels.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.…<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="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14</a></span><br />The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-6.htm">Daniel 10:6</a></span><br />His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Revelation 19:12</a></span><br />He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></span><br />You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Isaiah 33:17</a></span><br />Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22</a></span><br />“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a></span><br />but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-3.htm">Hebrews 1:3</a></span><br />The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-7.htm">Ezekiel 1:7</a></span><br />Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-16.htm">Matthew 13:16</a></span><br />But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-29.htm">Luke 9:29</a></span><br />And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a></span><br />Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.</p><p class="hdg">his eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15</a></b></br> Behold, thou <i>art</i> fair, my love; behold, thou <i>art</i> fair; thou <i>hast</i> doves' eyes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1</a></b></br> Behold, thou <i>art</i> fair, my love; behold, thou <i>art</i> fair; thou <i>hast</i> doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair <i>is</i> as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></b></br> Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things <i>are</i> naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.</p><p class="hdg">fitly set </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-3.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Fitly</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-7.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-11.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-23.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-9.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/songs/5-3.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/songs/4-2.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Water</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Water-Brooks</a> <a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/songs/6-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Fitly</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/songs/5-14.htm">Jewels</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Water</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-7.htm">Water-Brooks</a> <a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Christ awakes the church with his calling</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-2.htm">The church having a taste of Christ's love is sick of love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm">A description of Christ by his graces</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>His eyes are like doves</b><br>This phrase uses the imagery of doves to describe the eyes, symbolizing purity, gentleness, and peace. Doves are often associated with the Holy Spirit, as seen in the New Testament during Jesus' baptism (<a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16</a>). The comparison to doves suggests a sense of calmness and tranquility, reflecting the character of the beloved. In the context of the Song of Solomon, this imagery emphasizes the deep affection and admiration between the lovers, highlighting the beauty and serenity found in their relationship.<p><b>beside the streams of water</b><br>Streams of water in biblical literature often symbolize life, refreshment, and sustenance. In <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Psalm 1:3</a>, a righteous person is likened to a tree planted by streams of water, indicating prosperity and vitality. The placement of the eyes beside streams of water suggests a sense of refreshment and life-giving presence, enhancing the imagery of purity and peace. This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual nourishment and the life-giving nature of a relationship grounded in love and faithfulness.<p><b>bathed in milk</b><br>Milk in the Bible is often a symbol of abundance and nourishment, as seen in references to the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The imagery of eyes bathed in milk suggests a sense of richness and purity. It conveys the idea of being enveloped in something pure and nourishing, enhancing the beauty and clarity of the eyes. This phrase underscores the idea of the beloved's eyes being not only beautiful but also full of life and vitality.<p><b>and mounted like jewels</b><br>Jewels are symbols of value, beauty, and rarity. In biblical times, jewels were highly prized and often used in the adornment of kings and priests, as seen in the descriptions of the high priest's breastplate (<a href="/exodus/28-17.htm">Exodus 28:17-20</a>). The comparison of the eyes to jewels suggests that they are precious and captivating. This imagery highlights the beloved's worth and the deep admiration felt by the speaker. It also reflects the idea of being treasured and esteemed, much like the relationship between Christ and the Church, where believers are seen as precious in the eyes of God (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The primary subject of this verse, often interpreted as a representation of Christ in allegorical readings, symbolizing purity, peace, and love.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The speaker in the Song of Solomon, traditionally understood as the bride or the church, expressing admiration and love for the Beloved.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/doves.htm">Doves</a></b><br>Symbolic of peace, purity, and the Holy Spirit, often used in biblical literature to convey innocence and gentleness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/streams_of_water.htm">Streams of Water</a></b><br>Represents life, purity, and refreshment, often associated with spiritual nourishment and the Word of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewels.htm">Jewels</a></b><br>Symbolize value, beauty, and preciousness, indicating the worth and splendor of the Beloved's attributes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/purity_and_peace.htm">Purity and Peace</a></b><br>The eyes of the Beloved, like doves, remind us of the purity and peace that should characterize our relationship with Christ. We are called to reflect His purity in our thoughts and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as streams of water provide refreshment, we are encouraged to seek spiritual nourishment through the Word of God, allowing it to cleanse and sustain us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_and_beauty.htm">Value and Beauty</a></b><br>The description of the Beloved's eyes as jewels emphasizes the beauty and worth of a Christ-centered life. We should strive to see the world through the lens of Christ's love and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Symbolism of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The dove imagery invites us to consider the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, guiding us in truth and filling us with peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/adoration_and_worship.htm">Adoration and Worship</a></b><br>The Shulammite's admiration for the Beloved serves as a model for our worship and adoration of Christ, encouraging us to express our love and devotion to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_8_5_align_with_patriarchy.htm">How does Song of Solomon 8:5, which suggests a strong marital bond, align with biblical texts that portray marriage in more patriarchal terms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_song_3_with_matt_5_28.htm">How do we reconcile the romantic imagery of Song of Solomon 3 with the more sober views on marriage and lust in other biblical texts (e.g., Matthew 5:28)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hair_as_royal_purple_in_israel_supported.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5 - Is likening hair to royal purple historically or archaeologically supported in ancient Israel, and does it conflict with other scriptural cultural references?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_attribute_song_5_to_solomon.htm">What evidence supports Solomon as the author of Song of Solomon 5, and if lacking, why attribute these verses to him at all?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Fitly set</span>.--Literally, <span class= "ital">sitting in fulness, </span>which the Margin explains, according to one received method of interpretation, as beautifully set, like a precious stone in the foil of a ring. If the comparison were to the <span class= "ital">eyes </span>of the dove, this would be a sufficient interpretation, the image being perfect, owing to the ring of bright red skin round the eye of the turtle-dove. But there is no necessity to have recourse to the figure <span class= "ital">comparatio compendiana </span>here, since doves delight in bathing; and though there is a certain delicious haze of indistinctness in the image, the soft iridescence of the bird floating and glancing on the face of the stream might not too extravagantly suggest the quick loving glances of the eye. Keats has a somewhat similar figure:--<p>"To see such lovely eyes in <span class= "ital">swimming search</span><p>After some warm delight, that seems to perch<p><span class= "ital">Dove-like </span>in the dim cell lying beyond<p>Their upper lids;"<p>and Dr. Ginsburg aptly quotes from the <span class= "ital">Gitagovinda: </span>"The glances of her eyes played like a pair of <span class= "ital">water-birds </span>of azure plumage, that sport near a full-grown lotus in <span class= "ital">a pool </span>in the season of dew." The words w<span class= "ital">ashed in milk </span>refer to the white of the eye, which swells round the pupil like the <span class= "ital">fulness </span>of water, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the swelling wave round the dove. The parallelism is like that of <a href="/songs/1-5.htm" title="I am black, but comely, O you daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.">Song of Solomon 1:5</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/5-12.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">His eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינָ֕יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are like doves</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּיוֹנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·yō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">the streams</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲפִ֣יקֵי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·p̄î·qê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_650.htm">Strong's 650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Containing, a tube, a bed, valley of a, stream, a strong thing, a hero</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of water,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bathed</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḥă·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in milk</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּֽחָלָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(be·ḥā·lāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Milk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] mounted</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁב֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">jewels.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלֵּֽאת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4402.htm">Strong's 4402: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps setting or border, rim</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/5-12.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 5:12 His eyes are like doves beside (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/5-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 5:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 5:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/5-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 5:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 5:13" /></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>