Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

King James Version

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

I wish that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand were embracing me!

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

Amplified


“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

Bible in Basic English

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.

Darby Translation

His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.

Julia Smith Translation

His left hand is under my head, and his right shall embrace me.

King James 2000

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand does embrace me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

His left hand lieth under my head, and his righthand shall embrace me.

NET Bible

His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.

New Heart English Bible

His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

The Emphasized Bible

His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me!

Webster

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

World English Bible

His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

Youngs Literal Translation

His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂמאל שׂמאול 
S@mo'wl 
Usage: 54

is under my head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

and his right hand
ימין 
Yamiyn 
Usage: 139

חבק 
Chabaq 
Usage: 13

Devotionals

Devotionals about Song of Solomon 2:6

References

Hastings

Images Song of Solomon 2:6

Prayers for Song of Solomon 2:6

Context Readings

Double Refrain: Embrace And Adjuration

5 Sustain me with raisin cakes. Refresh me with apples: for I am lovesick. 6 “Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
7 I charge you, O you daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles, and by the deer of the field: Do not stir up nor awaken love until it pleases.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:8

Love wisdom and she will exalt you. Embrace wisdom and she will honor you.

Song of Songs 8:3-5

(To the Daughters of Jerusalem) His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

Isaiah 54:5-10

For your Maker is your husband. Jehovah of Hosts is his name! The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 62:4-5

You will no longer be called Deserted, and your land will no longer be called Destroyed. You will be named My Delight. Your land will be named Married (owned as a wife). Jehovah is delighted with you, and your land will be married.

Jeremiah 32:41

I will enjoy blessing them. With all my heart and all my being I will faithfully plant them in this land.'

Zephaniah 3:17

Jehovah your God is with you! He is a mighty one. He will exult over you with joy. He will refresh you with his love. He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

John 3:29

He that has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens to him. He rejoices greatly because he hears the bridegroom's voice. This fills me with joy.

Ephesians 5:25-29

Husbands love your wives, even as Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself up for it.

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