Song of Solomon 8

1Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! WhenI should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.

1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

1Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! Should I find thee without, I would kiss thee; And they would not despise me.

2I 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.

2I 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.

2I 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.

3His left handshould beunder my head, And his right hand should embrace me.

3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

3His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.

4I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

4I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ...Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?

5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple-tree I awakened thee: There thy mother was in travail with thee, There was she in travail that brought thee forth.

5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

5Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? I awoke thee under the apple-tree: There thy mother brought thee forth; There she brought thee forth [that] bore thee.

6Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

6Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

6Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

7Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.

7Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

7Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned.

8We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?

8We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

8We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? —

9If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver: And if she be a door, We will inclose her with boards of cedar.

9If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

9If she be a wall, We will build upon her a turret of silver; And if she be a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar.

10I am a wall, and my breasts like the towersthereof Then was I in his eyes as one that found peace.

10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

10I am a wall, and my breasts like towers; Then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.

11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon: He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand silver-pieces.

12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand, And those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

12My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: The thousand [silver-pieces] be to thee, Solomon; And to the keepers of its fruit, two hundred.

13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.

13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Let me hear [it].

14Make haste, my beloved, And be thou like to a roe or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

14Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

14Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.