Commento su Cantico dei cantici 5:13
לְחָיָו֙ כַּעֲרוּגַ֣ת הַבֹּ֔שֶׂם מִגְדְּל֖וֹת מֶרְקָחִ֑ים שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙ שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים נֹטְפ֖וֹת מ֥וֹר עֹבֵֽר׃
Le sue guance sono come un letto di spezie, come banche di erbe dolci; Le sue labbra sono come gigli, che cadono con la mirra fluente.
Rashi on Song of Songs
His cheeks are like a bed of spice. Wherein those beds are growths of perfume.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
His cheeks are like a bed of spices The parable alludes to that illuminated countenance which no mortal may see and live. No mortal creature can attain satiety152He seems to mean that no one could be sufficiently satisfied in order to depart from such a vision. For that reason “No man can see Me and live” [Exod. 33:20]. from that illumination.
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Rashi on Song of Songs
Like towers of perfumes. Aromatic plants, growths מִגְדָּלוֹת of spices מֶרְקָחִים. which are compounded with the art of an apothecary.45And processed into perfume.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
Like a bed of spices: This is wisdom, the countenances illuminated by the luminosity of Wisdom. Concerning this it is said: “In the light of the king’s countenance is life” [Prov. 16:14]. And it says: “May God shine His countenance upon you and deal graciously with you” [Num. 6:25].
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
His lips are like lilies: The six sefirot are directed by His word and the spirit of His mouth.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs
They drip flowing myrrh: These are the words of Torah which all nations and tongues acknowledge. It is like that goodly myrrh which passes from place to place and contains no impurity.
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