Song of Solomon 8 - World English Bible (WEB)

8 Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me, 2 I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother's house, She doth teach me, I cause thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate, 3 His left h...
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8 Who may grant to me thee, my brother, sucking the teats of my mother, that I find thee alone withoutforth, and that I kiss thee, and no man despise me then? (Who shall grant me, that thou be my brother, yea, he who hath sucked at my mother’s breasts, so that if I find thee alone outside, and I kis...
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8 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 pomegrana...
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Why would she break the parallel language and say that he “has desire” for her instead of saying he “belongs” to her as she does to him? Certainly he does belong to her, now that they are intimately bound in covenant. Her words may be said in light of Genesis 3:16, the passage where God outlines hum...
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8 O that you were like a brother to me, that nursed at my mother’s breast!If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and none would despise me.2 I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.[a]I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice ...
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8 O that you were like a brother to me, that nursed at my mother’s breast!If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and none would despise me.2 I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.[a]I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice ...
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8 O that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breast!If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.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 o...
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8 O that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breast!If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.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 o...
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8 O that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breast!If I met you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.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 o...
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Young Woman8 Oh, I wish you were my brother, who nursed at my mother’s breasts.Then I could kiss you no matter who was watching, and no one would criticize me.2 I would bring you to my childhood home, and there you would teach me.[a]I would give you spiced wine to drink, my sweet pomegranate wine.3 ...
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8 “O that you were like a brother to me, who nursed from my mother’s breasts! If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would hate me. 2 I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, who used to teach me. I would give you wine with spices to drink, made from my pomegranates...
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Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home8 Oh, that you were like my brother,Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!If I should find you outside,I would kiss you;I would not be despised.2 I would lead you and bring youInto the (A)house of my mother,She who used to instruct me.I would cause you to drink of (B...
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8 If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother’s house – she who has taught me.I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranate...
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The Beloved’s Wish SongThe Beloved to Her Lover:8 Oh, how I wish you were[a] my little brother,[b]nursing at my mother’s breasts;if I saw[c] you outside, I could kiss you—surely[d] no one would despise me![e]2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother’s house,the one who taught me.[f]I would give ...
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8 I wish you were like my brother who fed at my mother’s breasts.If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would look down on me.2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother’s house; she is the one who taught me.I would give you a drink of spiced wine from my pomegranates. The Woman Spea...
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The Lovers Speak8 “Oh that you were like a brother to meWho nursed at my mother’s breasts.If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;No one would despise me, either.2 “I would lead you and (A)bring youInto the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;I would give you spiced wine to drink from the ...
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The Lovers Speak8 “Oh that you were like a brother to meWho nursed at my mother’s breasts.If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;No one would despise me, either.2 I would lead you and (A)bring youInto the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;I would give you spiced wine to drink from the j...
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8 If only you were my brother, one who nursed at my mother’s breasts. If I saw you on the street, I would kiss you, and no one would look down on me.2 I would lead you. I would bring you into my mother’s house. (She is the one who was my teacher.) I would give you some spiced wine to drink, some jui...
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