Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Draw	מָשְׁכֵ֖נִי ma.she.Khe.ni	H4900	to draw · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
run	נָּר֑וּצָה na.Ru.tzah	H7323	to run (for whatever reason · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
after	אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ 'a.cha.Rei.kha	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
brought	הֱבִיאַ֨נִי he.vi.'A.ni	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
chambers	חֲדָרָ֗יו cha.da.Rav	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
glad	נָגִ֤ילָה na.Gi.lah	H1523	properly · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
rejoice	וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ ve.nis.me.Chah	H8055	probably to brighten up · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
remember	נַזְכִּ֤ירָה naz.Ki.rah	H2142	properly · verb, hiphil infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
love	דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙ do.Dei.kha	H1730	(figuratively) to love · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
wine	מִיַּ֔יִן mi.Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
upright	מֵישָׁרִ֖ים mei.sha.Rim	H4339	evenness · noun, common masculine plural absolute
love	אֲהֵבֽוּךָ 'a.he.Vu.kha	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Hosea 11:4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto th…
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Psalms 45:14-15 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn t…
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so ea…
Psalms 149:2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Song of Solomon 1:2-3 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

John Gill on Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me,.... With the cords of love, for what draw lovers to each other more strongly? under the influence of that they cannot bear to be without each other's company. Aben Ezra takes these words to be spoken by the virgins, who everyone of them said this, promising upon it to follow after the drawer; but they are rather the request of the church, desirous of nearer and more intimate communion with Christ; for this is not to be understood of drawing at first conversion, as the fruit of love, and under the influence of grace, Jeremiah 31:3; but of being brought nearer to Christ, and to enjoy more of him; we will run after thee; the church and the virgins, she and her companions, or particula…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Song of Solomon 1:4

Take me with you: The two lovers are very active throughout the Song, traveling through the hills, to the city, and out to the country. This time the woman invites the man to take her away with him, and urgently expresses her desire (let’s run!). According to the three-character dramatic view, they may be running to escape the king, who has brought the young woman into his palace. • The king has brought me into his bedroom (literally into his rooms): A common interpretation of this clause is that the woman is anticipating an intimate relationship with King Solomon. However, though a literal Hebrew translation indicates that she has been brought into Solomon’s rooms, it does not specify which…

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Rashi on Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me we will run after you. I heard from your messengers a hint that you said to draw me, and I said, “We will run after you,” to be as a wife to you.16Alternatively, You initiate, by drawing us after You and to return to You as it is stated, “Bring us to You Adonoy and we will return,” in Eichah 5:21. The king has brought me into his chambers. And even today, I still have joy and happiness that I cleaved to you. We recall your love. Even today, in living widowhood, I always recall your first love [for me] more than any banquet of pleasure and joy. They loved you sincerely. A strong love, a straightforward love, without deceit or intrigue, (in accordance with the expression of the vers…

The Church Fathers

There also—the Lord himself is my witness—when I had shed copious tears and had strained my eyes toward heaven, I sometimes felt myself among angelic hosts and for joy and gladness sang, "Because of the sweet smell of your good ointments, we will run after you."
— Jerome, LETTER 22.7

She is admitted to the inner chamber, the quarters and rooms of the bridegroom, and boastfully says to her own retinue, "The king introduced me into his chamber," that is, he revealed to me his hidden purposes, the plan concealed from ages and generations he made known to me, the treasuries obscure, hidden, and unseen he opened to me, in keeping with the prophecy of Isaiah.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS 1

We will exult and rejoice in you, etc. Which is to say openly, By no means do we exalt ourselves for the received gifts; but in everything that we live well, we exult, indeed, we will always exult and rejoice in your mercy; remembering always, how much kindness you have shown us, in how you have been pleased to mitigate the austerity of the law with the grace of evangelical faith.
— Bede, Commentary on the Song of Songs

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Dictionary and topics

Engedi — Fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh. 15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek. 47:10), and nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the wilderness near this town…
Love To Christ · A characteristic of saints — A characteristic of saints
Uprightness · They who walk in: Love Christ — They who walk in: Love Christ
Wine · The love of Christ to be preferred to — The love of Christ to be preferred to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).