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Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Your teeth are as white as sheep, recently shorn and freshly washed. Your smile is flawless, each tooth matched with its twin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy teeth <i>are</i> like a flock <i>of sheep that are even</i> shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none <i>is</i> barren among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your teeth <i>are</i> like a flock of shorn <i>sheep</i> Which have come up from the washing, Every one of which bears twins, And none <i>is</i> barren among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your teeth are like a flock of <i>newly</i> shorn <i>sheep</i> Which have come up from <i>their</i> watering place, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes Which have come up from their washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your teeth are like a flock of <i>newly</i> shorn ewes Which have come up from <i>their</i> washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of <i>newly</i> shorn ewes Which have come up from <i>their</i> washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your teeth are like a flock of <i>newly</i> shorn ewes Which have come up from washing, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from washing, each one bearing twins, and none has lost its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from washing, each one having a twin, and not one missing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, Which are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is bereaved among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your teeth are whiter than sheep freshly washed; they match perfectly, not one is missing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, which are come up from the washing; whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of sheep about to be sheared, sheep that come up from the washing. All of them bear twins, and not one has lost its young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your teeth are as white as sheep that have just been shorn and washed. Not one of them is missing; they are all perfectly matched. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of sheep about to be sheared, who are coming up from being washed. All of them are twins, not one has lost her young.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of newly-shorn sheep coming up from the washing place; each of them has a twin, and not one of them is missing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; all of which bear twins, and none is barren among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy teeth as a herd of the shorn which came up from the washing; all of them bearing twins, and none barren among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy teeth as flocks of sheep, that are shorn which come up from the washing, all with twins, and there is none barren among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#CC0000>Your teeth are like flocks of shorn sheep, which ascend from the washing, each one with its identical twin, and not one among them is barren.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of ewes to be shorn, that come up from the washing, All of them big with twins, none of them barren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them is bereaved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock of sheep that are shorn, which come up from the washing; every one of them bears twins, and none is bereft among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your teeth are like a flock that is shorn going up from their washing, all bearing twins and none is barren among them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes all shaped alike, Which are come up from the washing; Whereof all are paired, and none faileth among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn <i>sheep</i>, that have gone up from the washing; all of them bearing twins, and there is not a barren one among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/4-2.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=460" 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/4.htm">Solomon Admires His Bride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8127.htm" title="8127: šin·na·yiḵ (N-cdc:: 2fs) -- Tooth, ivory. From shanan; a tooth; specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff.">Your teeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: kə·‘ê·ḏer (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">are like a flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/7094.htm" title="7094: haq·qə·ṣū·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp) -- To cut off, shear. A primitive root; to clip, or chop.">of newly shorn sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: še·‘ā·lū (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">coming up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7367.htm" title="7367: hā·raḥ·ṣāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A washing. Feminine of rachats; a bathing place.">the washing;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: šek·kul·lām (Pro-r:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/8382.htm" title="8382: maṯ·’î·mō·wṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to be complete; but used only as denominative from ta'owm, to be twinned, i.e. duplicate or Jointed.">has its twin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and not one</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7909.htm" title="7909: wə·šak·ku·lāh (Conj-w:: Adj-fs) -- Childless. Or shakkul; from shakol; bereaved.">is lost.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.…<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="/proverbs/27-27.htm">Proverbs 27:27</a></span><br />You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Jeremiah 50:19</a></span><br />I will return Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-31.htm">Ezekiel 34:31</a></span><br />‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Matthew 25:32-33</a></span><br />All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-4</a></span><br />Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. / And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Genesis 30:37-43</a></span><br />Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches. / Then he set the peeled branches in the watering troughs in front of the flocks coming in to drink. So when the flocks were in heat and came to drink, / they mated in front of the branches. And they bore young that were streaked or speckled or spotted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-6</a></span><br />“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></span><br />When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Ezekiel 36:37-38</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock. / Like the numerous flocks for sacrifices at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a></span><br />He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20-21</a></span><br />Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">teeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Song of Solomon 6:6</a></b></br> Thy teeth <i>are</i> as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and <i>there is</i> not one barren among them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a></b></br> Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a></b></br> If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.</p><p class="hdg">and none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-26.htm">Exodus 23:26</a></b></br> There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13,14</a></b></br> And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-29.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-16.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Bereaved</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Ewes</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-3.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/psalms/19-5.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Paired</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Shaped</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Shorn</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/genesis/38-27.htm">Twin</a> <a href="/exodus/36-29.htm">Twins</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-10.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/songs/2-17.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Bereaved</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Ewes</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/songs/6-2.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Paired</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Shaped</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Shorn</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Teeth</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Twin</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Twins</a> <a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Wool</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Christ sets forth the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-8.htm">He shows forth his love to her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/4-16.htm">The church prays to be made fit for his presence</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'; 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Sheep were a vital part of agrarian life, symbolizing purity and value. Newly shorn sheep would appear clean and white, suggesting the bride's teeth are perfectly white and well-maintained. This imagery reflects the importance of personal care and beauty in the cultural context of the time. The comparison to sheep also implies a sense of order and uniformity, as a flock moves together cohesively.<p><b>coming up from the washing;</b><br>The act of washing sheep was a necessary part of maintaining their health and the quality of their wool. This imagery suggests freshness and purity, as the sheep would be clean and bright after washing. In a biblical context, washing often symbolizes purification and renewal, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a>, where David asks to be washed and made whiter than snow. This reflects the spiritual purity and renewal that is valued in the relationship between the bride and groom, and by extension, between Christ and the Church.<p><b>each has its twin,</b><br>The mention of each tooth having its twin emphasizes symmetry and completeness. In ancient times, dental health was a sign of overall well-being and attractiveness. This imagery suggests that the bride is in perfect health and beauty, with no imperfections. Theologically, this can be seen as a metaphor for the completeness and harmony found in a godly relationship, where each partner complements the other, much like the Church is the body of Christ, complete and unified.<p><b>and not one of them is lost.</b><br>This phrase underscores the idea of wholeness and preservation. In a historical context, losing teeth was common due to the lack of modern dental care, so having a full set of teeth was noteworthy. Spiritually, this can be seen as a metaphor for God's preservation of His people, as seen in <a href="/john/6-39.htm">John 6:39</a>, where Jesus speaks of losing none of those given to Him by the Father. It reflects the security and care found in a covenant relationship, whether in marriage or between Christ and His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of the Song of Solomon, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom and wealth. He is often seen as a type of Christ in his role as a bridegroom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bride.htm">The Bride</a></b><br>The beloved in the Song of Solomon, often interpreted as a representation of the Church or the individual believer in a relationship with Christ.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a></b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, sheep were a common agricultural asset, symbolizing purity and value. The imagery of sheep is used to convey beauty and order.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shorn_sheep.htm">Shorn Sheep</a></b><br>The act of shearing sheep implies a process of cleansing and renewal, which can symbolize spiritual purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/twins.htm">Twins</a></b><br>The mention of twins suggests completeness and perfection, indicating that nothing is lacking.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_purity.htm">Spiritual Purity</a></b><br>The imagery of washed and shorn sheep highlights the importance of spiritual purity. Just as the sheep are cleansed, believers are called to live lives that are purified by the Word and Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/completeness_in_christ.htm">Completeness in Christ</a></b><br>The reference to twins and none being lost speaks to the completeness and perfection found in a relationship with Christ. Believers are made whole in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_and_beauty_in_god's_eyes.htm">Value and Beauty in God's Eyes</a></b><br>The detailed description of the bride's teeth reflects the value and beauty God sees in His people. Each believer is precious and uniquely crafted by God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_order.htm">Unity and Order</a></b><br>The orderly and complete nature of the flock symbolizes the unity and order that should characterize the body of Christ. Believers are called to live in harmony and unity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_transformation.htm">Renewal and Transformation</a></b><br>The process of shearing and washing sheep can be seen as a metaphor for the renewal and transformation that occurs in the life of a believer through sanctification.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_mount_ephraim_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'Do not awaken love until it pleases' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_song_of_solomon_2_11-12_poetic_or_factual.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:11-12, is there archaeological or historical evidence confirming the seasonal details mentioned, or is it strictly poetic imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/solomon's_horse_stalls_count.htm">How many stalls of horses did Solomon have? (1 Kings 4:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 9:25)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_bride_'asleep'_yet_'awake'.htm">How can the bride be 'asleep' yet her heart is 'awake' in Song of Solomon 5:2, and does this concept align with any known scientific or psychological states?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Thy teeth </span>. . . --<span class= "ital">i.e., white as newly washed sheep. </span>The word translated <span class= "ital">shorn </span>is only used as a synonym for <span class= "ital">sheep, </span>as we see by comparison with <a href="/songs/6-6.htm" title="Your teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one bears twins, and there is not one barren among them.">Song of Solomon 6:6</a>. The only other place where it is found is <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm" title="And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.">2Kings 6:6</a>, where it is used of <span class= "ital">cutting wood.</span><p><span class= "bld">Bear twins.</span>--The Hebrew word means "to make double." But this may either be "to produce twins," as in the text, or "to make pairs," or "to occur in pairs," a rendering which gives far better sense. The perfect and regular rows of teeth are exactly paired, upper to lower, like the sheep coming two and two from the washing, not one being bereaved of its fellow.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly shorn, which are come up from the washing; whereof every one hath twins, and none is bereaved among them.</span> The simile is very apt and beautiful Thy teeth are perfectly smooth, regular, and white; the upper set corresponding exactly to the lower set, like twin births in which there is no break (cf. <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Song of Solomon 6:6</a>). The moisture of the <span class="accented">saliva dentium</span>, heightening the glance of the teeth, is frequently mentioned in love songs. The whiteness of wool is often used as a comparison (see <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>; <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Daniel 7:9</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-14.htm">Revelation 1:14</a>; Book of Enoch 46:1). Some think that <span class="hebrew">קְצוּבות</span>. should not be rendered "newly shorn," but "periodically shorn" (see Ginsburg) - a poetical epithet for <span class="hebrew">וְחֵלֵים</span>. The newly shorn would be washed first, <span class="hebrew">תָּאַם</span>, "to be double,....to be pairs," in the hiph. is "to make double," "to make pairs," "to appear paired." Perhaps the reference is to the sheep being washed in pairs, and going up side by side from the water. This would seem almost more exact than the idea of twin lambs, because the difference in size between the ewe and the lamb would suggest irregularity. The word <span class="hebrew">שַׁכֻּלָּת</span>, "deprived," "bereaved" (<a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Jeremiah 18:21</a>), may point merely to the loneliness of the single sheep going up by itself, suggesting one tooth without its fellow. Ginsburg says, "all of which are paired." Each keeps to its mate as they come up from the pool. This is a decided improvement on the Authorized Version. But the figure is clear with either rendering, and is very striking and suggestive of the pleasant country life to which the bride was accustomed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/4-2.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">Your teeth</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šin·na·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8127.htm">Strong's 8127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tooth, ivory, a cliff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are like a flock</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּעֵ֣דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·‘ê·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, muster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of newly shorn sheep</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְּצוּב֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qə·ṣū·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7094.htm">Strong's 7094: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, shear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">coming up</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁעָל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(še·‘ā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the washing;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַחְצָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·raḥ·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7367.htm">Strong's 7367: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bathing place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁכֻּלָּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šek·kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has its twin,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתְאִימ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(maṯ·’î·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8382.htm">Strong's 8382: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, twinned, duplicate, jointed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] lost.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׁכֻּלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šak·ku·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - 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