Sapientiæ 5:10

Nova Vulgata

Dilectus meus candidus et rubicundus dignoscitur ex milibus.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Avarus non implebitur pecunia, et qui amat divitias fructum non capiet ex eis ; et hoc ergo vanitas.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Dilectus meus candidus et rubicundus;
electus ex millibus.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

beloved: Song of Solomon 2:1, Deuteronomy 32:31, Psalms 45:17, Isaiah 66:19, Hebrews 7:26

the chiefest: Heb. a standard bearer, Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 59:19, Romans 9:5, Philippians 2:9-11, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 2:10

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:12 - ruddy Psalms 45:2 - fairer Song of Solomon 1:7 - O thou Song of Solomon 1:16 - thou art Song of Solomon 2:3 - my beloved Isaiah 33:17 - eyes Lamentations 4:7 - purer Zechariah 9:17 - how great is his beauty

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My beloved [is] white and ruddy,.... This, and the following verses, contain the church's answer to the question of the daughters; she first gives a general description of her beloved, and then descends to particulars: the description of him in general is, that he is "white and ruddy"; having the whiteness of the lily, and the redness of the rose, Song of Solomon 2:1; which make a perfect beauty. Some understand this of the two natures in Christ, divine and human; with respect to his divine nature, "white", expressive of his simplicity, purity and holiness; which colour, Cicero says r, is chiefly becoming God, it being simple, and having no mixture and composition in it: with respect to his human nature, "red", being a partaker of the same flesh and blood with his people. Others, only of the human nature; "white" denoting the purity and holiness of it, being without either original or actual sin; "red", or "ruddy", his bloody sufferings in it for the sins of his people. But it may denote, in general, his fairness, beauty, and glory; being, as a divine Person, the brightness of his Father's glory; as man; fairer than the children of men; as the Mediator, full of grace and truth; and in all his offices, as Prophet, Priest, and King, and in all the relations he stands in to his, as Father, Husband, Brother, and Friend, he appears most lovely and amiable;

the chiefest among ten thousand; whether angels or men; he is the Creator of angels, the object of their worship; and has a more excellent name and nature than they, to whom they are subject, and are ministering spirits; he is superior to men, good and bad, high and low; Lord of all, King of kings, and Head of saints, and has the pre-eminence over all creatures. The Septuagint version is, "chosen out of" or "from ten thousand"; Christ, as man, is chosen of God, from among the myriads of the individuals of human nature, to union with the divine Word, or Son of God; see Psalms 89:19; as God-man and Mediator, to be the alone Saviour and Redeemer of his people; to be the Head of the body, the church; and to be the Judge of quick and dead; and he is chosen by sensible sinners to be the object of their love; to be their only Saviour; and to be their Ruler and Governor, whose laws, commands, and ordinances, they choose to obey; see Psalms 73:24; The words may be rendered, "the standard bearer", or "one standarded by" or "over ten thousand" s; the church is militant, and has many enemies; in the name of the Lord, she sets up her banners against them, and the banner over her is the "love" of Christ, Song of Solomon 2:4; and he is the standard bearer, who has a multitude of angels and saints under his standard; and how stately and majestic does he look, and what a noble sight is it to see him bearing the standard before such a company! Revelation 7:9. Or the sense is, Christ is a more excellent standard bearer than all others t; there may be ten thousand persons that carry a flag, but none to be compared with him, for comeliness, strength, and courage: or he is lifted up, as a standard, above others, angels and men; as he was upon the cross, and now, in the ministry of the word, that souls may gather unto him, and enlist themselves in his service; see Isaiah 11:10.

r De Legibus, l. 2. s דגול מרבבה "vexillatus a decem millibus", Montanus; "sub signis habens exercitum decem millium", Tigurine version. t "Insignis prae decem millibus", Pagninus, so Cocceius, Marckius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My beloved is white and ruddy - Compare 1 Samuel 16:12; Daniel 7:9. The complexion most admired in youth. Jewish interpreters remark that he who is elsewhere called “the Ancient of Days” is here described as the Ever-Young. “White in His virgin-purity,” says Jerome, “and ruddy in His Passion.”

The chiefest among ten thousand - literally, “a bannered one among a myriad;” hence one signalized, a leader of ten thousand warriors.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. My beloved is white and ruddy — Red and white, properly mixed, are essential to a fine complexion; and this is what is intimated: he has the finest complexion among ten thousand persons; not one in that number is equal to him. Literally, "He bears the standard among ten thousand men;" or "He is one before whom a standard is borne," i.e., he is captain or chief of the whole.