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World English Bible

Song of Solomon 8 (WEBP)

[1] Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
[2] 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.
[3] His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
[4] I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
[5] Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you.
[6] Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yah.
[7] Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
[8] We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?
[9] If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. If she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
[10] I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.
[11] Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.
[12] My own vineyard is before me. The thousand are for you, Solomon, two hundred for those who tend its fruit.
[13] You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, let me hear your voice!
[14] Come away, my beloved! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices!

Song of Solomon 8:6a Sheol is the place of the dead.
Song of Solomon 8:6b “Yah” is a short form of “Yahweh”, which is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Song of Solomon 8:11 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1000 shekels is about 10 kilograms or about 22 pounds.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Song of Solomon 8 (KJVS)

[1] O 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. ()
[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. ()
[5] Who 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.
[6] Set () 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.
[7] Many 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. ()
[8] We 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? ()
[9] If 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.
[10] I am a wall, And my breasts like towers: Then was I in his eyes As one that found () favour.
[11] Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; He let out () the vineyard unto keepers; () Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring () a thousand pieces of silver.
[12] My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: Thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, And those that keep () the fruit thereof two hundred.
[13] Thou that dwellest () in the gardens, The companions hearken () to thy voice: Cause me to hear () it.
[14] Make haste, () my beloved, And be thou like () to a roe Or to a young hart Upon the mountains of spices.

Song of Solomon 8:1 Heb. they should not despise me
Song of Solomon 8:4 Heb. why should ye stir up, or why, etc.?
Song of Solomon 8:6 Heb. hard
Song of Solomon 8:10 Heb. peace
Song of Solomon 8:14 Heb. flee away

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Song of Solomon 8 (BYZ)

[1] τις δωη σε αδελφιδον μου θηλαζοντα μαστους μητρος μου ευρουσα σε εξω φιλησω σε και γε ουκ εξουδενωσουσιν μοι
[2] παραλημψομαι σε εισαξω σε εις οικον μητρος μου και εις ταμιειον της συλλαβουσης με ποτιω σε απο οινου του μυρεψικου απο ναματος ροων μου
[3] ευωνυμος αυτου υπο την κεφαλην μου και η δεξια αυτου περιλημψεται με
[4] ωρκισα υμας θυγατερες ιερουσαλημ εν ταις δυναμεσιν και εν ταις ισχυσεσιν του αγρου τι εγειρητε και τι εξεγειρητε την αγαπην εως αν θεληση
[5] τις αυτη η αναβαινουσα λελευκανθισμενη επιστηριζομενη επι τον αδελφιδον αυτης υπο μηλον εξηγειρα σε εκει ωδινησεν σε η μητηρ σου εκει ωδινησεν σε η τεκουσα σου
[6] θες με ως σφραγιδα επι την καρδιαν σου ως σφραγιδα επι τον βραχιονα σου οτι κραταια ως θανατος αγαπη σκληρος ως αδης ζηλος περιπτερα αυτης περιπτερα πυρος φλογες αυτης
[7] υδωρ πολυ ου δυνησεται σβεσαι την αγαπην και ποταμοι ου συγκλυσουσιν αυτην εαν δω ανηρ τον παντα βιον αυτου εν τη αγαπη εξουδενωσει εξουδενωσουσιν αυτον
[8] αδελφη ημιν μικρα και μαστους ουκ εχει τι ποιησωμεν τη αδελφη ημων εν ημερα η εαν λαληθη εν αυτη
[9] ει τειχος εστιν οικοδομησωμεν επ αυτην επαλξεις αργυρας και ει θυρα εστιν διαγραψωμεν επ αυτην σανιδα κεδρινην
[10] εγω τειχος και μαστοι μου ως πυργοι εγω ημην εν οφθαλμοις αυτου ως ευρισκουσα ειρηνην
[11] αμπελων εγενηθη τω σαλωμων εν βεελαμων εδωκεν τον αμπελωνα αυτου τοις τηρουσιν ανηρ οισει εν καρπω αυτου χιλιους αργυριου
[12] αμπελων μου εμος ενωπιον μου οι χιλιοι σοι σαλωμων και οι διακοσιοι τοις τηρουσι τον καρπον αυτου
[13] ο καθημενος εν κηποις εταιροι προσεχοντες τη φωνη σου ακουτισον με
[14] φυγε αδελφιδε μου και ομοιωθητι τη δορκαδι η τω νεβρω των ελαφων επι ορη αρωματων