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Song of Solomon 8:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Song of Solomon 8:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 I would lead you and bring you
into the house of my mother,
and into the chamber of the one who bore me.[a]
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the juice of my pomegranates.
3 O that his left hand were under my head,
and that his right hand embraced me!
4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
do not stir up or awaken love
until it is ready!
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:2 Gk Syr: Heb my mother; she (or you) will teach me
Song of Songs 8:2-4
New International Version
Song of Songs 8:2-4
New International Version
2 I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house(A)—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.(B)
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(C)
Song of Solomon 8:2-4
King James Version
Song of Solomon 8:2-4
King James Version
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
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