Song of Solomon 8:3

3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

Song of Solomon 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

Song of Solomon 8:3

His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand
should embrace me.
] That is, when she should have the presence of Christ in her mother's house. Or the words are a petition that so it might be, "let his left hand" ^F7; or a declaration of what she did enjoy, "his left hand is under my head" ^F8, (See Gill on Song of Solomon 2:6).

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Tigurine version, Marckius, some in Michaelis.
F8 Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Song of Solomon 8:3 In-Context

1 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; and I should not be despised.

2 I would lead thee and bring thee into my mother’s house, that thou would instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye not awake nor stir up love until he pleases.

5 Who is she that comes up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I woke thee up under the apple tree; there thy mother had birth pains; there she had pains that brought thee into the light.