Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Look, you are beautiful, my love; look, you are beautiful! Your eyes behind your hair are like doves. Your hair flows like a flock of goats moving down from Mount Gilead.
The writer is expressing deep admiration for his beloved's beauty, comparing her eyes to gentle doves and her flowing hair to a beautiful flock of animals cascading down a mountainside.
📚 Historical Context
This comes from the Song of Solomon, a poetic book celebrating romantic love between a man and woman, likely written by or attributed to King Solomon around 970-930 BC. Mount Gilead was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River known for its lush pastures where flocks would graze. In ancient Middle Eastern poetry, comparing someone's features to beautiful aspects of nature was the highest form of compliment.
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