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Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes are doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are like doves. Young Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, thou <i>art</i> fair, my love; behold, thou <i>art</i> fair; thou <i>hast</i> doves' eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, you <i>are</i> fair, my love! Behold, you <i>are</i> fair! You <i>have</i> dove’s eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are <i>like</i> doves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“<,>How beautiful you are, my darling, How beautiful you are! Your eyes are <i>like</i> doves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, you are beautiful, my darling, Behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are <i>like</i> doves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, how beautiful you are, my darling, Behold, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are dove’s eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. Woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling. How very beautiful! Your eyes are doves. W<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My darling, you are lovely, so very lovely--your eyes are those of a dove. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Look at you! You are beautiful, my true love! Look at you! You are so beautiful! Your eyes are like doves!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my love; how your eyes shine with love! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look at you! You are beautiful, my darling. Look at you! You are so beautiful. Your eyes are doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Oh, how beautiful you are, my beloved! Oh, how beautiful you are! Your eyes are like doves! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, you are beautiful, my love. Look, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, you [are] beautiful, my friend, "" Behold, you [are] beautiful, your eyes [are] doves!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, thou art fair, my friend, Lo, thou art fair, thine eyes are doves!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold thee fair, my friend; behold thee beautiful; thine eyes are doves'.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold thou art fair, O my love, behold thou art fair, thy eyes are as those of doves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Groom to Bride: <font color=#CC0000>Behold, you are beautiful, O my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are those of a dove.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How beautiful you are, my friend, how beautiful! your eyes are doves! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ah, you are beautiful, my love; ah, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, you are beautiful, O my beloved; behold, you are fair; you have dove's eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, you are beautiful, my kinswoman, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are of doves!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/1-15.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=139" 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/1.htm">The Bride Confesses Her Love</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nāḵ (Interjection:: 2fs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄āh (Adj-fs) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">beautiful you are,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7474.htm" title="7474: ra‘·yā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A companion. Feminine of rea'; a female associate.">my darling!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nāḵ (Interjection:: 2fs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Oh, how very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yā·p̄āh (Adj-fs) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">beautiful!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yiḵ (N-cdc:: 2fs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: yō·w·nîm (N-fp) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">are like doves.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.…<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/45-11.htm">Psalm 45:11</a></span><br />and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Proverbs 31:30</a></span><br />Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a></span><br />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="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<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="/genesis/29-17.htm">Genesis 29:17</a></span><br />Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a></span><br />The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<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="/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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-19.htm">1 John 4:19</a></span><br />We love because He first loved us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></span><br />Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes.</p><p class="hdg">thou art fair</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Song of Solomon 1:8</a></b></br> If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1,7,10</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="/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12</a></b></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.</p><p class="hdg">my love</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14</a></b></br> Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet <i>is</i> she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast</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="/songs/5-12.htm">Song of Solomon 5:12</a></b></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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2,3</a></b></br> For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present <i>you as</i> a chaste virgin to Christ… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/1-10.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/songs/1-14.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/1-9.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/songs/1-9.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/songs/1-9.htm">Love</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/1-16.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/songs/1-16.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Darling</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/songs/2-12.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/songs/1-16.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Friend</a> <a href="/songs/2-4.htm">Love</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-1.htm">the church's love unto Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-5.htm">She confesses her deformity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-7.htm">and prays to be directed, to his flock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Christ directs her to the shepherd's tents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-9.htm">and showing his love to her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-11.htm">gives her gracious promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-12.htm">the church and Christ congratulate one another</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/1.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/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How beautiful you are, my darling!</b><br>This phrase reflects the admiration and affection of the speaker, often interpreted as Solomon, towards his beloved. The use of "beautiful" emphasizes the physical and inner beauty of the beloved, which is a recurring theme in the Song of Solomon. In the context of ancient Israel, beauty was often associated with divine favor and blessing. The term "darling" indicates a deep, personal relationship, suggesting intimacy and exclusivity. This can be seen as a reflection of God's love for His people, as depicted in other scriptures such as <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a>, where God rejoices over His people as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride.<p><b>Oh, how very beautiful!</b><br>The repetition of the declaration of beauty serves to intensify the speaker's admiration and to emphasize the beloved's worth. In Hebrew poetry, repetition is a common device used to express strong emotion and importance. This mirrors the biblical theme of God's repeated affirmations of love and value towards His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a>, where God delights in His people with singing.<p><b>Your eyes are like doves.</b><br>The comparison of eyes to doves suggests purity, gentleness, and peace. Doves are often symbols of the Holy Spirit and peace in the Bible, as seen in the account of Jesus' baptism in <a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16</a>, where the Spirit descends like a dove. This imagery may also imply a sense of innocence and tranquility in the beloved's gaze. In the cultural context of the time, eyes were considered windows to the soul, and such a comparison would indicate a deep, soulful connection between the lovers. This can also be seen as a type of Christ's pure and peaceful nature, inviting believers to reflect His character in their own lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse is the male lover, often interpreted as Solomon or a representation of Christ in allegorical readings. He is expressing admiration for his beloved.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_darling.htm">The Darling</a></b><br>The recipient of the admiration, often seen as the Shulammite woman, representing the bride or the church in allegorical interpretations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/doves.htm">Doves</a></b><br>A symbol of purity, peace, and beauty. In the context of this verse, doves are used to describe the beloved's eyes, indicating innocence and gentleness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_love.htm">The Beauty of Love</a></b><br>This verse highlights the beauty found in love and admiration. In relationships, both romantic and spiritual, recognizing and affirming the beauty in others is vital.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_doves.htm">Symbolism of Doves</a></b><br>The use of doves to describe eyes suggests a call to purity and peace in our interactions. As believers, we are encouraged to embody these qualities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_and_the_church.htm">Christ and the Church</a></b><br>In a broader spiritual sense, this verse can be seen as a reflection of Christ's love for the Church. Just as the beloved is admired, so are we cherished by Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_affirmation.htm">Value of Affirmation</a></b><br>The act of expressing admiration strengthens relationships. In our daily lives, we should practice affirming those we love, recognizing their God-given beauty and worth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'rounded_bowl'_navel_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 – Does describing a navel as a “rounded bowl” for wine suggest literal impossibility or exaggeration that conflicts with scientific reality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_song_4_1-3's_exaggerations.htm">How do we reconcile the poetic exaggerations in Song of Solomon 4:1-3 with any literal or historical interpretations of the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'tirzah'_anachronistic_in_solomon's_era.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:4) Was 'Tirzah' actually significant during Solomon's reign, or is this reference an anachronism undermining authorship claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'moon_sun'_imagery_challenge_science.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:10) Does the imagery 'fair as the moon, clear as the sun' reflect ancient cosmologies and thus challenge modern scientific understanding?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Behold, thou art fair.</span>--The song is now transferred to a male speaker--the advocates for the dramatic theory cannot agree whether Solomon or the shepherd; and no wonder, since the poem gives no indication.<p><span class= "bld">My love.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">companion, </span>LXX. <span class= "greekheb">???????</span><span class= "ital">, </span>in Heb. <span class= "ital">rayati, </span>is used for the female, <span class= "ital">dodi </span>being her usual term for her lover. Beyond this the terms of endearment used cannot safely be pressed for any theory.<p><span class= "bld">Thou hast doves' eyes.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">thine eyes are doves'. </span>The same image is repeated (<a href="/songs/4-1.htm" title="Behold, you are fair, my love; behold, you are fair; you have doves' eyes within your locks: your hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.">Song of Solomon 4:1</a>), and adopted in return by the heroine (<a href="/songs/5-12.htm" title="His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.">Song of Solomon 5:12</a>). The point of the comparison is either quickness of glance or generally tenderness and grace. The dove, a favourite with all poets as an emblem of love, is especially dear to this bard. Out of about fifty mentions of the bird in Scripture, seven occur in the short compass of this book. For general account of the dove in Palestine, see <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm" title="And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.">Psalm 55:6</a>, and for particular allusions Notes below to <a href="/context/songs/2-11.htm" title="For, see, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;">Song of Solomon 2:11-12</a>; <a href="/songs/2-14.htm" title="O my dove, that are in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see your countenance, let me hear your voice; for sweet is your voice, and your countenance is comely.">Song of Solomon 2:14</a>. (Comp. Shakespeare's <span class= "ital">Coriolanus, </span>v. 3:-- . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves;</span> literally, <span class="accented">thine eyes are doves.</span> The king receives the worship of his bride and delights in her. She is very sweet and fair to him. The dove is a natural symbol of love; hence it was attached by the classical nations to the garden of love, together with the myrtle, rose, and apple, all of which we find introduced in this Hebrew poem. Hence the Arabic name for a dove, <span class="accented">Jemima</span>, as we see in the Book of Job, was the name of a woman (cf. Columbina). The language of the king is that of ecstasy; hence the interjection and repetition. The enraptured monarch gazes into the eyes of his beloved bride, and sees there only purity, constancy, and affection. In <a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Song of Solomon 7:4</a> the eyes are compared to fish ponds, no doubt for their clear, liquid depth and serenity. Some have thought that the allusion is to the very lovely eyes of the doves; but there is no need of the limitation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/1-15.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">How</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנָּ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beautiful [you are],</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my darling!</span><br /><span class="heb">רַעְיָתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ra‘·yā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7474.htm">Strong's 7474: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female associate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Oh, how very</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנָּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beautiful!</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֥יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person feminine 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">יוֹנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/1-15.htm">Song of Solomon 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/1-15.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 1:15 Behold you are beautiful my love (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/1-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 1:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 1:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/1-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 1:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 1:16" /></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>