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Song of Solomon 6:12

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Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.

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Tyndale Open Study Notesv. 12

6:12 to the chariot of a noble man: Desire leads to the union of the man and the woman. There may be support here for Solomon being the husband, though this description could be a metaphor for the joys of romance (cp. 1:16-17).

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, H5315) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in… שׂוּם (sûwm, H7760) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and… מֶרְכָּבָה (merkâbâh, H4818) — a chariot עַמִּי נָדִיב (ʻAmmîy Nâdîyb, H5993) — Ammi-Nadib, probably an Israelite

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Luke 15:20rank 3

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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