아가 5:8의 인용 해설

חרדו Tremble. Imperative masculine. Comp. תעירו ye stir (Song 2:7); תמצאו ye find (Ib. 5:8). It may be considered as an elliptical expression.¹⁴The use of the imperative plural masculine instead of the feminine is called by I. E. דרך קצרה ellipsis, since the feminine requires the addition of two letters נָה the masculine only וּ; but the use of the termination ־ִים instead of the feminine וֹת (next verse), is explained by supplying the word כׂל all, which is masculine singular in form, but plural in meaning.

As to the use of the masculine plural ירומון, together with the feminine מסלות, comp. תמצאו ye (daughters of Jerusalem) find (Song 5:8). The origin of the seeming irregularity is to be found in the indifference of the Hebrews as to the use of the plural masculine for the feminine, so long as the idea of plurality is clearly expressed.¹²According to this remark, the distinction between the masculine and feminine is in the plural often neglected; Comp. the third person plural past, and the second person plural past with a pronominal suffix. Others explain the verse thus: Those that will return, will be so numerous, that they will have to walk high on the mountains.¹³That is, the roads between the mountains will not be wide enough for all the people that will return; part of the people will therefore be compelled to walk on the mountains on both sides of the road. According to their opinion ירמון means: they—that will return—will be high, as if the prophet said: they will walk high on my paths (ועל מסלתי)