Song Of Songs Chapter 8 verse 11 Holy Bible
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand `pieces' of silver.
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Solomon had a vine-garden at Baal-hamon; he let out the vine-garden to keepers; every one had to give a thousand bits of silver for its fruit.
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Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon: He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand silver-pieces.
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Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
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Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
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Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11, 12) Solomon had a vineyard . . .--Here the poet repeats the sentiment of Song of Solomon 6:8-9--the contrast of his love for one chosen bride with the state of feeling and morality fostered by polygamy. But while in the former passage the contrast lay in number only, here it lies also in the value which comes to be set oSong of Solomon 8:11, he breaks abruptly into metaphor, so much more natural to him, "My vineyard," &c. For the figure comp. Song of Solomon 4:12-13.Baal-hamon.--Many are the conjectures hazarded as to the locality of this place. It has been identified (1) with Baal-gad, or Heliopolis (Rosenmller); (2) with Hammon, a place in the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:28, Ewald); (3) with Balamo (LXX. ????????), a place mentioned in the Book of Judith, Song of Solomon 8:3, in connection with Dothaim, which (if the same as Dothan) has possibly been discovered to the south of the valley of Esdraelon.--Recovery of Jerusalem, p. 463 (1871). (Comp. Judith 4:10; Judith 3:9; Meier, Hitzig, &c) But no identification is necessary. If the poet had any definite place in his mind he merely used it for the play on words (Baal-hamon=lord of multitude). The correct translation is "a vineyard was to Solomon as lord of a multitude." The particle be often has this force. Exodus 6:3 : "I appeared as God Almighty." Comp. Proverbs 3:26; Isaiah 40:10; 1Chronicles 9:33, &c. We further note that Baal, as lord with us, often means husband, and Baal-hamon has a covert allusion to the polygamy of the king. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙ (liš·lō·mōh)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his thronehadהָיָ֤ה (hā·yāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea vineyardכֶּ֣רֶם (ke·rem)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3754: A garden, vineyardin Baal-hamon.הָמ֔וֹן (hā·mō·wn)Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1174: Baal-hamon -- 'possessor of abundance', a place in PalestineHe leasedנָתַ֥ן (nā·ṯan)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, set[it]הַכֶּ֖רֶם (hak·ke·rem)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3754: A garden, vineyardto the tenants.לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים (lan·nō·ṭə·rîm)Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 5201: To guard, to cherishFor its fruit,בְּפִרְי֖וֹ (bə·p̄ir·yōw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6529: Fruiteachאִ֛ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personwas to bringיָבִ֥א (yā·ḇi)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goa thousand [shekels]אֶ֥לֶף (’e·lep̄)Number - masculine singular constructStrong's 505: A thousandof silver.כָּֽסֶף׃ (kā·sep̄)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3701: Silver, moneyJump to PreviousBaal Caretakers Entrusted Fruit Hamon Keepers Leased Pieces Shekels Silver Silverlings Silver-Pieces Solomon Thereof Thousand Vine-Garden Vineyard
