Refer to comments on 4.2 for the meaning of this verse and recommended translation. Rendering the terms appearing in both verses in a consistent way will help indicate the links between them.

Quoted with permission from Ogden, Graham S. and Zogbo, Lynell. A Handbook on the Book of Song of Songs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1998. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .