Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
New American Standard Bible
And his right hand embrace me.”
King James Version
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Holman Bible
and his right arm embraces me.
International Standard Version
Let his left hand be under my head, and let his right hand embrace me.
A Conservative Version
His left hand under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
American Standard Version
His left hand'should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
Bible in Basic English
His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.
Darby Translation
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
Julia Smith Translation
His left hand under my head, and his right shall embrace me.
King James 2000
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
His left [hand is] under my head, and his right [hand] embraces me.
Modern King James verseion
His left hand would be under my head, and His right embrace me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His left hand lieth under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
NET Bible
The Beloved about Her Lover: His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.
New Heart English Bible
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
The Emphasized Bible
His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me.
Webster
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
World English Bible
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
Youngs Literal Translation
His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
Topics
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 8:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Double Refrain: Embrace And Adjuration
2
“I would lead you and bring you
Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me;
I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
“I command you to take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem,
That you do not rouse nor awaken my love
Until she pleases.”
Cross References
Song of Songs 2:6
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
Deuteronomy 33:27
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
Isaiah 62:4-5
It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”
Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;
But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”
And your land, “
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
2 Corinthians 12:9
but He has said to me,