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 II.

I, am the rose of Sharon; the lilie, of [unspec 1] the vallies.

As the lilie, among the thornes; so [unspec 2] is my love, among the daughters.

As the apple-tree, among the trees [unspec 3] of the wood; so is my beloved, among the sonnes: in his shadow, I desired and sate-downe; and his fruit, was sweet to my palate. He brought me, into the house of wine, and his banner [unspec 4] over me, was love. Stay me, with fla∣gons: strow me a bed, with apples: for [unspec 5] I, am sicke of love. His left hand, un∣der [unspec 6] mine head; and his right hand, im∣brace me. I adjure you, ô daughters 〈…〉〈…〉erusalem, by the Roes; or by the [unspec 7] Hindes of the field: if 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and if yee stirre-up the Love, untill it please.

The voice of my beloved! behold [unspec 8] he commeth: leaping upon the moun∣taines; skipping, upon the hills. My [unspec 9] Beloved is like a Roe, or a fawne of the Hindes: behold he is stāding behind our wall, looking-forth, thorow the win∣dowes, flourishing thorow the lattesses. My beloved answered, & said unto me: [unspec 10] Rise-up thou, my love my faire one, and come thou away. For loe, the winter [unspec 11] is past: the raine is over, it is gone∣away. The flowers, appeare on the [unspec 12] earth, the time of the singing (of birds) is come: and the voice of the Turtle, is heard in our land. The fig-tree, [unspec 13] putteth-forth her greene figs; and the Vines with the tender-grape, give a smell: Rise up thou my Love my faire one, and come thou away. My dove, that art in the clefts of the Rock, in the [unspec 14] secret-place of the staires; let mee see thy countenāce, let me heare thy voice: for thy voice is sweet, and thy counte∣nance is comely. Take ye for us, the [unspec 15] foxes, the little foxes, that corrupt the vineyards: for our vineyards, have tender-grapes.

My beloved is mine, and I am his; hee [unspec 16] [unspec 17] feedeth among, the Lilies. Vntill the day dawn, and the shadowes flee-away: turne-about, and be thou like, ô my be∣loved, to a Roe; or, to a fawne of the Hindes, upon the mountaines of Be∣ther.