Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

CHAPTER VI.

VVHither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among Wo∣men: [unspec 1] whither is thy beloved turned-aside, that wee may seeke him with thee.

My beloved, is gone-downe to his [unspec 2] garden to the beds of spice: to feed in the gardens, and to gather Li∣lies. I am my beloveds, and my be∣loved [unspec 3] is mine: he feedeth among the Lilies.

Thou art faire ô my Love, as Tir∣zah, comely, as Ierusalem: terrible, as [unspec 4] armies with banners. Turne-about thine eyes, over-against me: for they, [unspec 5]

have lifted mee up: thy haire is as a flocke of Goats, that appeare from Gilead. Thy teeth, are as a flocke of [unspec 6] sheepe, which come-up from the wash∣ing: which all of them beare-twinnes, and none among them is bereaved-of∣the-yong. As a piece of a pomegra∣nate, [unspec 7] are thy temples, within thy locks. There are threescore Queenes, and [unspec 8] fourescore Concubines: and Virgins, without number. My Dove my per∣fect-one, [unspec 9] she is one, she is the onely one of her mother; she is the choice-one of her that bare her: The daughters saw her, and they blessed her, the Queenes and the Concubines, and praised her. Who is she that looketh∣forth [unspec 10] as the morning: faire as the moone, cleare as the Sunne; terrible, as armies with banners.

I went-downe to the nut garden, [unspec 11] to see the fruits of the valley: to see whether the vine flourished, whether the Pomegranates blossomed. I knew [unspec 12] not; my soule put me, the chariots of my willing people.

Returne returne, ô Shulammitesse, [unspec 13] returne returne, that we may looke up∣on thee: what shall we see in the Shu∣lammitesse? as the company of two-armies.