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my heart began to pound for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My lover tried to unlatch the door, and my heart thrilled within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand to the latch, and my heart was thrilled within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole <i>of the door</i>, and my bowels were moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand By the latch <i>of the door,</i> And my heart yearned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were stirred for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were aroused for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My beloved extended his hand through the opening, And my feelings were aroused for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My beloved sent forth his hand through the opening, And my feelings moaned for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My beloved extended his hand through the opening [of the door], And my feelings were aroused for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My love thrust his hand through the opening, and my feelings were stirred for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, And my heart was moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then my darling's hand reached to open the latch, and my heart stood still. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my heart was moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand through the keyhole. My heart throbbed for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My lover put his hand to the door, and I was thrilled that he was near. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved reached out his hand for the latch. My feelings for him were aroused.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My lover thrust his hand through the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved sent his hand from the network, "" And my bowels were moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My beloved sent his hand from the net-work, And my bowels were moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My beloved sent his hand from the hole, and my bowels were disquieted for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My beloved put his hand through the key hole, and my bowels were moved at his touch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#0000CC>My beloved put his hand through the window, and my inner self was moved by his touch.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My lover put his hand in through the opening: my innermost being trembled because of him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved thrust his hand into the opening, and my inmost being yearned for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the opening of the door, and my heart was moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My beloved reached his hand from the opening and my bowels stirred for him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, And my heart was moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My kinsman put forth his hand by the hole <i>of the door</i>, and my belly moved for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/5-4.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=675" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/5.htm">The Bride and Her Beloved</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>I have taken off my robe—must I put it back on? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dō·w·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">My beloved</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">put</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand</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.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2356.htm" title="2356: ha·ḥōr (Art:: N-ms) -- A hole. Or chor; the same as chuwr; a cavity, socket, den.">the latch;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: ū·mê·‘ay (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1993.htm" title="1993: hā·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.">pounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a></span><br />Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3</a></span><br />The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a></span><br />Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! / Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. / Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-9.htm">James 5:9</a></span><br />Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Isaiah 26:2</a></span><br />Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Luke 12:36</a></span><br />Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17</a></span><br />so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></span><br />You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/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="/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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.</p><p class="hdg">put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Song of Solomon 1:4</a></b></br> Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Psalm 110:3</a></b></br> Thy people <i>shall be</i> willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Acts 16:14</a></b></br> And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard <i>us</i>: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.</p><p class="hdg">my bowels</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a></b></br> And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought <i>where</i> to weep; and he entered into <i>his</i> chamber, and wept there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/3-26.htm">1 Kings 3:26</a></b></br> Then spake the woman whose the living child <i>was</i> unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, <i>but</i> divide <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Isaiah 26:8,9</a></b></br> Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of <i>our</i> soul <i>is</i> to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee… </p><p class="hdg">for him </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Door</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/songs/2-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/songs/5-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/songs/3-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-42.htm">Net-Work</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-14.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Pound</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-43.htm">Pounded</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/songs/4-3.htm">Within</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Yearned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Door</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/songs/8-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Net-Work</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/luke/19-13.htm">Pound</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-43.htm">Pounded</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Within</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Yearned</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Christ awakes the church with his calling</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-2.htm">The church having a taste of Christ's love is sick of love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/5-9.htm">A description of Christ by his graces</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My beloved put his hand to the latch;</b><br>This phrase depicts an intimate and personal moment between the Shulammite woman and her beloved, often interpreted as Solomon. The act of putting his hand to the latch signifies a desire for closeness and entry, symbolizing the beloved's initiative in seeking a deeper relationship. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, doors and latches were significant in maintaining privacy and security, and the beloved's action indicates trust and affection. This imagery can also be seen as a metaphor for Christ's pursuit of the church, where He stands at the door and knocks, as seen in <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a>. The beloved's action is a gentle invitation, reflecting the patience and persistence of divine love.<p><b>my heart pounded for him.</b><br>The response of the Shulammite woman, with her heart pounding, illustrates a deep emotional and physical reaction to her beloved's presence. This phrase captures the intensity of love and longing, emphasizing the personal and passionate nature of their relationship. In a broader spiritual sense, this can be seen as the soul's response to the presence of God, echoing the longing and desire for communion with the divine. The heart's reaction is a common biblical motif, often associated with love, fear, or anticipation, as seen in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1</a>, where the psalmist's soul longs for God. This emotional response underscores the theme of mutual desire and the transformative power of love, both human and divine.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>In the Song of Solomon, the beloved is often interpreted as Solomon or a representation of Christ in allegorical readings. He is the one who initiates the action by putting his hand to the latch.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, traditionally understood to be the bride or the beloved's lover, who experiences a deep emotional response to the beloved's action.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_latch.htm">The Latch</a></b><br>A physical barrier that represents the separation between the beloved and the Shulammite. It symbolizes the barriers in relationships that need to be overcome.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart.htm">The Heart</a></b><br>Represents the inner emotional and spiritual life of the Shulammite, indicating her deep love and longing for the beloved.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_door.htm">The Door</a></b><br>Symbolizes the threshold of intimacy and connection, both physically and spiritually, between the beloved and the Shulammite.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_christ.htm">Intimacy with Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Shulammite's heart responds to her beloved, believers are called to cultivate a deep, personal relationship with Christ, responding to His call with love and devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_barriers.htm">Overcoming Barriers</a></b><br>The latch represents obstacles in our spiritual lives. We must be willing to open the door to Christ, removing any barriers that hinder our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_response_to_god's_presence.htm">Emotional Response to God's Presence</a></b><br>The Shulammite's heart pounding signifies a passionate response to her beloved. Similarly, believers should cultivate a heartfelt and enthusiastic response to God's presence in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/readiness_to_receive.htm">Readiness to Receive</a></b><br>The Shulammite's anticipation and readiness to open the door reflect the attitude believers should have in being prepared to receive Christ's presence and guidance at any moment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_door.htm">Symbolism of the Door</a></b><br>The door represents opportunities for deeper fellowship with God. Believers should be vigilant in recognizing and seizing these opportunities to grow closer to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_song_of_solomon_in_the_bible.htm">Why does a sensuous love poem like Song of Solomon 5 exist in a religious text, given its apparent divergence from other doctrinal messages? </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/how_does_song_8_5_align_with_patriarchy.htm">How does Song of Solomon 8:5, which suggests a strong marital bond, align with biblical texts that portray marriage in more patriarchal terms?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">By the hole</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>through (Heb. <span class= "ital">min</span>), as in <a href="/songs/2-9.htm" title="My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he stands behind our wall, he looks forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice.">Song of Solomon 2:9</a>. The hole is the aperture made in the door above the lock for the insertion of the hand with the key. The ancient lock was probably like the one in use in Palestine now. It consists of a <span class= "ital">hollow </span>bolt or bar, which passes through a staple fixed to the door and into the door-post. In the staple are a number of movable pins, which drop into corresponding holes in the bolt when it is pushed home, and the door is then locked. To unlock it, the key is slid into the hollow bolt, and the movable pins pushed back by other pins in it, corresponding in size and form, which fill up the holes, and so enable the bolt to be withdrawn. It is said that, in lieu of a proper key, the arm can be inserted into the hollow bolt and the pins be pushed up by the hand, if provided with some soft material, as lard or wax, to fill up the holes, and keep the pins from falling back again till the bolt is withdrawn. This offers one explanation of <a href="/songs/5-5.htm" title="I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, on the handles of the lock.">Song of Solomon 5:5</a>. Coming to the door and having no key, the lover is supposed to make use of some myrrh, brought as a present, in trying to open the door, and, not succeeding, to go away. The <span class= "ital">sweet smelling </span>(Marg., <span class= "ital">passing, </span>or <span class= "ital">running about</span>) is the myrrh that drops from the tree naturally, before any incision is made in the bark, and is considered specially fine. Others explain <a href="/songs/5-5.htm" title="I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, on the handles of the lock.">Song of Solomon 5:5</a> by comparison with the heathen custom alluded to in Lucretius iv. 1173:--<p>"At lacrimans exclusus amator limina saepe<p>Floribus et sertis operit posteisque superbos<p>Unguet amaricino, et foribus miser oscula figit."<p>(Comp. Tibullus, 1:2-14.) Perhaps <a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm" title="I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.">Proverbs 7:17</a> makes the comparison allowable, but the first explanation is preferable. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my heart was moved for him.</span> The door hole is a part of the door pierced through at the upper part of the lock, or door bolt (<span class="hebrew">מִן־הַחור</span>), that is, by the opening from without to within, or through the opening, as if, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, to open the door by pressing back the lock or bolt from within. There was some obstacle. He tailed to open it. It had not been left so that he could easily obtain admittance. The metaphor is very apt and beautiful. How much he loved her! How he tried to come to her! As applied to the Saviour, what infinite suggestiveness! He would be with us, and not only knocks at the door, but is impatient to enter; tries the lock, and too often finds it in vain; he is repelled, he is resisted, he is coldly excluded. <span class="accented">My heart was moved for him.</span> <span class="hebrew">מֵעַי</span>, "my inner being" (cf. <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15</a>, where the same word is used of God). It is often employed to express sympathy and affection, especially with tender regret. The later authorities, as the older translations, have "to him" (<span class="hebrew">עָלָיו</span>), <span class="accented">i.e.</span> over him, or on account of him, in the thought of his wounded heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/5-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My beloved</span><br /><span class="heb">דּוֹדִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(dō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלַ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(šā·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</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 latch;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2356.htm">Strong's 2356: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavity, socket, den</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵעַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·‘ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pounded</span><br /><span class="heb">הָמ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1993.htm">Strong's 1993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for him.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/5-4.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 5:4 My beloved thrust his hand in through (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/5-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 5:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 5:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/5-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 5:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 5:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>