with shoes = with sandals.
prince's daughter = noble maiden.
the joints of thy thighs = thy rounded thighs.
the hands of a cunning workman = hands of steadiness: i.e. work not hastily done. See note on "as one brought up", &c, Proverbs 8:30 .

liquor = spiced wine.
belly = body.

roes = fawns.

the gate of Bath-rabbim = the populous gate.

held in the galleries = captivated by the ringlets.
Carmel = the [mount] Carmel.

pleasant = charming.
love. Hebrew 'ahabah = love in the abstract. It is not the person who is here addressed. See note on Song of Solomon 2:7 .
for delights = among delightsome things.

the roof of thy mouth = the palate. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for speech.
wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 .
the lips of those that are asleep = slumbering lips.

I am my beloved's = I belong to my beloved: referring to her beloved shepherd. The Shulamite speaks, and thus gently but firmly refuses the king's advances.

Come, my beloved. (Masc). See note on Song of Solomon 1:2 . Thus she apostrophises her beloved (shepherd).

loves = endearments. Hebrew. dodim, as in Song of Solomon 1:2 , Song of Solomon 1:4 , and Song of Solomon 4:10 , Song of Solomon 4:10 .

give a smell = diffuse their fragrance.
our gates = our gateways.
laid up = reserved.