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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Song of Solomon 6:11

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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6:11 I went down: There is ambiguity over who is speaking here. The NLT presents it as the beginning of the young woman’s speech, though it could just as plausibly be a continuation of the young man’s. The trip to the walnut grove is a poetic way of expressing desire for a romantic meeting.
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