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New Defender's Study Bible Notes
7:1 thy thighs. As the dance begins, the husband/lover again is moved to praise the beauties of his unclothed wife (Song of Solomon 7:1-9).
7:11 Come, my beloved. In the intimacy of the wedding dance, the Shulamite feels free to initiate the full physical union with her husband.
7:13 mandrakes. Mandrakes, mentioned elsewhere only in Genesis 30:14-16, were plants known in the ancient Middle East, and were believed to be an aphrodisiac.