Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageCome back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may look on you! Why do you gaze at the Shulammite as at the dance of two armies?
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GReturn, return, O Shulammit! Return, return, that we may gaze upon you! Why should you gaze upon the Shulammit as upon the dance of Machanayim?
KJV
King James VersionReturn, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleCome back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the dance of Mahanaim?
Footnotes
הַשּׁוּלַמִּית (Hashulammit): identity much debated — possibly a resident of Shunem (cf. Abishag the Shunammite, 1 Kgs 1:3), or a feminine form of שְׁלֹמֹה (Shlomo/Solomon) meaning "the peaceful one." The fourfold שׁוּבִי (shuvi, "return") is a rare, urgent rhetorical intensifier — desperate, beseeching. מַחֲנָיִם (Machanayim): "two camps/two armies" — the place name where Jacob encountered angels (Gen 32:2), possibly evoking a sacred or celebratory dance between two companies; F.O.G preserves the Hebrew place name for its resonance, F.O.G Message renders the literal meaning to make the choreographic imagery vivid.
