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Song of Solomon 8:3

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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.

2 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.

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.

5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

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BSB
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
KJV
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
WEB
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
ASV
His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
DARBY
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
BLB
His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
ÅB
Hans venstre hånd er under mitt hode, og hans høyre hånd favner meg.
OTB
Hans venstre hånd støtter mitt hode, Og hans høyre hånd holder meg nær.
B1930
Hans venstre hånd er under mitt hode, og hans høire hånd favner mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Song of Solomon 2:6

    His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:9

    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:27

    The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

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  • Isaiah 62:4–5

    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.

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