Song of Solomon 8:2
1 O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
4 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- I would lead thee, bring thee into my mother's house; Thou wouldest instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.
- BLB
- I would lead you, I would bring you into the house of my mother, she who taught me; I would give you to drink from the wine of spice, from the juice of my pomegranate.
- ÅB
- Jeg skulle lede deg, jeg skulle føre deg til min mors hus, du skulle lære meg; jeg skulle skjenke deg den krydrede vin, mosten av mitt granatepletre.
- OTB
- Jeg ville lede deg og bringe deg Inn i min mors hus, hun som pleide å lære meg; Jeg ville gi deg krydret vin å drikke Fra saften av mine granatepler.
- B1930
- Jeg skulde lede dig, jeg skulde føre dig til min mors hus, du skulde lære mig; jeg skulde skjenke dig den krydrede vin, mosten av mitt granatepletre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:10–5:1
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:12
Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom— there I will give you my love.
Read in contextGalatians 4:26
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
Read in contextJohn 5:46–47
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
Read in contextJohn 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Read in context1 Peter 1:10–12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 7:9
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
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