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Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away, for they overpower me. Your hair falls in waves, like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes from me, for they overwhelm me— Your hair is like a flock of goats leaping down the slopes of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair <i>is</i> as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, For they have overcome me. Your hair <i>is</i> like a flock of goats Going down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Turn your eyes away from me, For they have confused me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have descended from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, For they have overwhelmed me; Your hair is like a flock of goats That have leapt down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Turn your [flashing] eyes away from me, For they have confused <i>and</i> overcome me; Your hair is like [the shimmering black fleece of] a flock of [Arabian] goats That have descended from Mount Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, for they captivate me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, for they captivate me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes--they make me melt. Your hair tosses about as gracefully as goats coming down from Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me. They enchant me! Your hair is like a flock of goats moving down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me; they are holding me captive. Your hair dances like a flock of goats bounding down the hills of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn your eyes from me, for they excite me. Your hair is like a flock of goats coming down from Mt. Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me--they overwhelm me! Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Mount Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn around your eyes from before me, "" Because they have made me proud. Your hair [is] as a row of the goats, "" That have shone from Gilead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Turn round thine eyes from before me, Because they have made me proud. Thy hair is as a row of the goats, That have shone from Gilead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from before me; they enlarged me: thy hair as a herd of goats which lay down from Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Turn away thy eyes from me, for they have made me flee away. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from Galaad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#CC0000>Avert your eyes from me, for they have caused me fly away. Your hair is like a flock of goats, which have appeared out of Gilead.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Turn your eyes away from me, for they stir me up. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes from me, for they overwhelm me! Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me; your hair is like a flock of goats which come up from the mount of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Turn your eyes from me, for they make me flutter; you hair is like a flock of goats going up from the Mountain of Gelad<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That trail down from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Turn away thine eyes from before me, for they have ravished me: thy hair is as flocks of goats which have appeared from Galaad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/6-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=844" 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/6.htm">Together in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><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.">Turn your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: hā·sêb·bî (V-Hifil-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: min·neḡ·dî (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">from me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: še·hêm (Pro-r:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">for they</a> <a href="/hebrew/7292.htm" title="7292: hir·hî·ḇu·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to urge severely, i.e. importune, embolden, capture, act insolently.">have overcome me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8181.htm" title="8181: śa‘·rêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Hair. Or sa.ar; from sa'ar in the sense of dishevelling; hair.">Your hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: kə·‘ê·ḏer (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">is like a flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: hā·‘iz·zîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">of goats</a> <a href="/hebrew/1570.htm" title="1570: šeg·gā·lə·šū (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To recline. A primitive root; probably to caper.">streaming down</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/1568.htm" title="1568: hag·gil·‘āḏ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.">Gilead.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.…<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/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.<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="/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="/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="/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="/1_samuel/16-12.htm">1 Samuel 16:12</a></span><br />So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-15.htm">1 Corinthians 11:15</a></span><br />but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13-14</a></span><br />So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen. / Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/genesis/24-16.htm">Genesis 24:16</a></span><br />Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3</a></span><br />You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a></span><br />And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2</a></span><br />Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me: your hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.</p><p class="hdg">away</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26-28</a></b></br> And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10</a></b></br> Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1</a></b></br> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, <i>yet</i> my mind <i>could</i> not <i>be</i> toward this people: cast <i>them</i> out of my sight, and let them go forth.</p><p class="hdg">overcome</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Song of Solomon 4:1-3</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-33.htm">Confused</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-4.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Disturb</a> <a href="/songs/5-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/songs/5-11.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/songs/5-8.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-8.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Round</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Row</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Shone</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Side</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Trail</a> <a href="/songs/6-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/songs/6-1.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Confused</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Disturb</a> <a href="/songs/6-13.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/songs/7-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/songs/6-6.htm">Row</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Shone</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Side</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Trail</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-1.htm">the church professes her faith in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Christ shows the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">and his love toward her</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/songs/6.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Turn your eyes away from me</b><br />The phrase "Turn your eyes away from me" suggests an overwhelming intensity in the gaze of the beloved. In Hebrew, the word for "eyes" (עֵינַיִם, 'eynayim) often symbolizes perception and understanding. The lover is so captivated by the beloved's gaze that it becomes overpowering. This reflects the deep emotional and spiritual connection between the two, where even a look can convey profound love and admiration. Historically, eyes have been seen as windows to the soul, and in the context of the Song of Solomon, they represent the intimate and personal connection that transcends mere physical attraction.<p><b>they overwhelm me</b><br />The word "overwhelm" in this context conveys a sense of being overpowered by emotion. The Hebrew root for overwhelm (רָהַב, rahab) can imply being overcome or conquered. This suggests that the beloved's beauty and presence are so powerful that they leave the lover in a state of awe and admiration. This overwhelming feeling is not one of fear but of deep, consuming love that reflects the passionate and intense nature of the relationship depicted in the Song of Solomon. It is a reminder of how true love can be both beautiful and overwhelming, capturing the heart and soul completely.<p><b>Your hair is like a flock of goats</b><br />The comparison of hair to "a flock of goats" is a vivid pastoral image. In ancient Israel, goats were common in the landscape, and their movement across the hills would have been a familiar and beautiful sight. The Hebrew word for goats (עִזִּים, izzim) evokes a sense of grace and fluidity. This simile highlights the beloved's natural beauty and elegance, suggesting that her hair flows with the same grace and beauty as a flock of goats descending a hillside. This imagery is not only a compliment to her physical appearance but also an appreciation of the natural world and its beauty, which is a recurring theme in the Song of Solomon.<p><b>streaming down Mount Gilead</b><br />Mount Gilead, a region east of the Jordan River, was known for its lush pastures and fertile land. The phrase "streaming down" (גָּלַשׁ, galash) suggests movement and vitality, as if the hair is alive and dynamic. This imagery conveys a sense of abundance and richness, as Mount Gilead was a place of plenty and prosperity. In the context of the Song of Solomon, this comparison not only emphasizes the beloved's beauty but also her vitality and the life-giving nature of love. The reference to a specific geographical location also roots the text in a real-world setting, reminding readers of the historical and cultural context of the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Overcome.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">puffed up; </span>Heb. <span class= "ital">hiribuni, </span>from the verb <span class= "ital">rahab, </span>a word whose root-idea seems to be to show spirit against oppression or prejudice. (See <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm" title="And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable.">Isaiah 3:5</a>; <a href="/proverbs/6-3.htm" title="Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, when you are come into the hand of your friend; go, humble yourself, and make sure your friend.">Proverbs 6:3</a>.) The <span class= "ital">Hiphil </span>therefore = make me spirited, or bold. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/138-3.htm" title="In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul.">Psalm 138:3</a>.) The LXX. and Vulg., however, followed by many moderns, take it in the sense of <span class= "ital">scare </span>or <span class= "ital">dazzle.</span><p>For the rest of the description, see Note, <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>, <span class= "ital">seqq.</span><p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/6-5.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">Turn your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙</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">away</span><br /><span class="heb">הָסֵ֤בִּי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·sêb·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</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">me,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֶּגְדִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(min·neḡ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for they</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥הֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(še·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have overcome me.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hir·hî·ḇu·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7292.htm">Strong's 7292: </a> </span><span class="str2">To urge severely, importune, embolden, capture, act insolently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your hair</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂעְרֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(śa‘·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8181.htm">Strong's 8181: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is 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 construct<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 goats</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעִזִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘iz·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Female goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">streaming down</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šeg·gā·lə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1570.htm">Strong's 1570: </a> </span><span class="str2">To recline</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Gilead.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְעָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·‘āḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1568.htm">Strong's 1568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/6-5.htm">Song of Solomon 6:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/6-5.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:5 Turn away your eyes from me (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/6-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:6" /></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>