Song of Solomon 5:11
His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
In Context
10My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads.
12His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools.
Cross References
Leviticus 13:40And if any one's head should lose the hair, he is only bald, he is clean.
Song of Solomon 7:5Thy neck is as an ivory tower; thine eyes are as pools in Esebon, by the gates of the daughter of many: thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, looking toward Damascus.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 5:10-16
Enquiring after the Excellencies of Christ; The Church's Confidence in Christ. 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as… Read the whole commentary →