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Song of Solomon 7:3

Old Testament Poetry/Wisdom ASV (1901)

What does Song of Solomon 7:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
Song of Solomon 7:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Song of Solomon 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince`s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful workman.
2Thy body is [like] a round goblet, [Wherein] no mingled wine is wanting: Thy waist is [like] a heap of wheat Set about with lilies.
3Thy two breasts are like two fawns That are twins of a roe.
4Thy neck is like the tower of ivory; Thine eyes [as] the pools in Heshbon, By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon Which looketh toward Damascus.
5Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, And the hair of thy head like purple; The king is held captive in the tresses [thereof].
6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes [that are] twins.] (See Gill on “<220405>Song of Solomon 4:5”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Sol 4:5, Sol 6:6 Song of Solomon (Canticles) 7:4”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“3 Thy two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle. Sol 4:5 is repeated, but with the omission of the attribute, "feeding among lilies," since lilies have already been applied to another figure. Instead of תּאומי there, we have here מּאמי (taǒme), the former after the ground-form ti'âm, the latter after the ground-form to'm (cf. נּאלי, Neh 8:2, from גּאל = גּאל). Song of Solomon (Canticles) 7:4”
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