Bible Strands
Song of Solomon 8:3
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The bride describes a moment of physical closeness with her beloved immediately after expressing a wish to bring him to her mother’s house. The words — שְׂמֹאלוֹ (se.mo.lo) translates to his left [hand], and תְּחַבְּקֵנִי (te.cha.be.ke.ni) means embraces me. The thread — The identical phrase appears in Song 2:6, while Deuteronomy 33:27 adapts the imagery of being held underneath to describe God’s protective presence. Why it lands — The text records the fulfillment of intimate desire before the bride warns the daughters of Jerusalem not to rush love’s awakening.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Cross-references
- Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
- Isaiah 62:4 No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.