Sforno on Song of Songs

Sforno on Song of Songs

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Chapter 3

1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 11

Chapter 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16

Chapter 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Chapter 6

1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12

Chapter 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Chapter 8

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

About This Text

Author: Ovadiah Seforno

Composed: c.1500 – c.1550 CE

Commentary on Song of Songs by Rabbi Ovadiah ben Jacob Sforno, a 16th-century Italian rabbi and physician. The author often cites rabbinic statements to address philosophical as well as textual issues, and offers many novel interpretations rooted in these traditions.

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