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My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him.
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The Literal Picture
Commentators explain that the verse describes a literal attempt to open a door with an ancient Near Eastern lock. The beloved inserts his hand through a latch-hole to slide the bolt. This concrete, physical act of trying to overcome a barrier provides a powerful image for the spiritual interpretations.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Put in his hand - Through the opening for the lock (literally, "from" the opening), in order to raise the pins that fastened the bolt. The a…
19th Century
Anglican
By the hole — that is, through (Hebrew min), as in Song of Solomon 2:9. The hole is the aperture made in the d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door] To remove the bolt or bar which kept him from entering in. By t…
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