Song of Solomon 6 · Verse 5

Song of Solomon 6:5

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.
Song of Solomon 6:5, King James Version

Song of Solomon 6:5 in other translations

BSBTurn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from Gilead.
WEBTurn 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.
ASVTurn 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.
YLTTurn 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,
DARBYTurn away thine eyes from me, For they overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats On the slopes of Gilead.
BBELet your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.
WebsterTurn away thy eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

What does Song of Solomon 6:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. (So 4:9; Ge 32:28; Ex 32:9-14; Ho 12:4). This is the way "the army" (So 6:4) "overcomes" not only enemies, but Jesus Christ Himself, with eyes fixed on Him (Psa 25:15; Mt 11:12). Historically, So 6:3-5, represent the restoration of Jesus Christ to His Church at the resurrection; His sending her forth as an army, with new powers (Mr 16:15-18, 20); His rehearsing the same instructions (see on So 6:6) as when with them (Lu 24:44). overcome--literally, "have taken me by storm."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Turn away thine eyes - As the sight of so many fires after night was extremely dazzling, and the eye could not bear the sight, so the look of the bride was such as pierced the heart, and quite overwhelmed the person who met it. Hence the bridegroom naturally cries out, "Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me." Thy hair is as a flock of goats - See on Sol 4:1 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 6:4-10

All the real excellence and holiness on earth centre in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over the world, the flesh, and the devil. He shows the tenderness of a Redeemer, the delight he takes in his redeemed people, and the workings of his own grace in them. True believers alone can possess the beauty of holiness. And when their real character is known, it will be…

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Song of Solomon 6:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הָסֵ֤בִּיha.Se.biturnH5437
עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikheyes yourH5869
מִנֶּגְדִּ֔יmi.neg.Difrom before meH5048
שֶׁ֥הֵ֖םshe.Hemthat theyH1992
הִרְהִיבֻ֑נִיhir.hi.Vu.nithey have confused meH7292
שַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhhair yourH8181
כְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.der[is] like [the] flock ofH5739
הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.Zim<the> she-goatsH5795
שֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.Shuthat they have descendedH1570
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַגִּלְעָֽד\׃ha.gil.'Ad<the> GileadH1568

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 6:5

  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  • Genesis 32:26-28

    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  • Exodus 32:10

    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.

  • Song of Solomon 4:1-3

    Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

  • Matthew 15:27-28

    And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
away.
Ge 32:26-28; Ex 32:10; Jer 15:1; Mt 15:27,28
overcome me. or, puffed me up.
4:1-3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Song of Solomon 6:4

    Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.

  • Song of Solomon 6:5

    Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

  • Song of Solomon 6:6

    Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

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Song of Solomon 6:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aparta tus ojos de delante de mí, porque ellos me vencieron. Tu cabello es como manada de cabras, que se muestran en Galaad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Détourne de moi tes yeux, car ils me troublent. Tes cheveux sont comme un troupeau de chèvres sur les pentes de Galaad;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wende deine Augen von mir ab, denn sie überwältigen mich. Dein Haar ist wie eine Herde Ziegen, die an den Abhängen des Gilead lagern;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dentes tui sicut grex ovium quæ ascenderunt de lavacro: omnes gemellis fœtibus, et sterilis non est in eis.