Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 7:1
How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the woman as the "daughter of the prince" while surveying her physical form. This declaration immediately precedes the description of her navel and waist in the following verse.
The words — The text opens with מַה־ (mah-) = how! and יָּפ֧וּ (ya.Fu) = they are beautiful to frame the exclamation. It then specifies חַמּוּקֵי (chamuKei) = curves of and יְרֵכַיִךְ (yereChayik) = your thighs to identify the admired anatomy.
The thread — The focus on a noble figure’s crafted adornment runs to Psalms 45:13, which describes a princess’s embroidered gown. The phrase "handiwork of a master" echoes the skilled craftsmanship mandated in Exodus 28:15 and detailed in Exodus 35:35.
Why it lands — The text demands the reader to observe the deliberate comparison of the body to skilled artistry. It requires acknowledging that the praise is directed at physical form and its perceived craftsmanship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Cross-references
- Psalms 45:13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
- Exodus 28:15 You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 35:35 He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
- Daniel 2:32 The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
- Luke 15:22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
- Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Ephesians 6:15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace.
- Philippians 1:27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
- Colossians 2:19 He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.