Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Oh that thou hadst been a very brother to me, who had sucked the breasts of my own mother, - Had I found thee without, I had kissed thee, Yea, folk would not have despised me!
New American Standard Bible
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you;
No one would despise me, either.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.
International Standard Version
If only you were like a brother to me, like one who nursed at my mother's breasts. If I found you outside I would kiss you, and no one would view me with contempt.
A Conservative Version
Oh that thou were as my brother, who sucked the breasts of my mother! [When] I should find thee outside, I would kiss thee. Yes, and none would despise me.
American Standard Version
Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.
Amplified
Who nursed at the breasts of my mother.
If I found you out of doors, I would kiss you;
No one would blame me or despise me, either.
Bible in Basic English
Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.
Darby Translation
Oh 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Who will give thee as a brother to me, sucking the breasts of my mother? I shall find thee without, I shall kiss thee; also they shall not despise me.
King James 2000
O that you were as my brother, that nursed at the breasts of my mother! if I should find you outside, I would kiss you; yea, I would not be despised.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{How I wish that you were my little brother}, [who] nursed {upon my mother's breasts}! [If] {I met you outside}, I would kiss you, {and no one would despise me}!
Modern King James verseion
Who could give You to me as my brother, who sucked my mother's breasts? When I find You outside, I would kiss You; yea, they would not despise me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O that I might find thee without, and kiss thee, whom I love as my brother which sucked my mother's breasts: and that thou wouldest not be offended,
NET Bible
The Beloved to Her Lover: Oh, how I wish you were my little brother, nursing at my mother's breasts; if I saw you outside, I could kiss you -- surely no one would despise me!
New Heart English Bible
Oh that you were like my brother, who sucked the breasts of my mother. If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
Webster
O that thou wert as my brother, that was nourished at the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yes, I should not be despised.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Song of Solomon 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Maiden's Fanciful Wish
1 Oh that thou hadst been a very brother to me, who had sucked the breasts of my own mother, - Had I found thee without, I had kissed thee, Yea, folk would not have despised me! 2 I would have guided thee - brought thee into the house of my mother, Thou wouldst have instructed me, - I would have let thee drink of spiced wine, of the pressed-out juice of my pomegranate.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger, - How happy are all who seek refuge in him!
Psalm 45:10-11
Hearken, O daughter, and observe, Incline also thine ear, Forget, then, thine own people, And the house of thy father;
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 102:16-17
When Yahweh, hath built up, Zion, Hath appeared in his glory;
Song of Songs 1:2
SHELet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! THEYFor better are thy caresses than wine:
Isaiah 7:14
Wherefore let My Lord Himself give you a sign, - Lo! a Virgin, being with child and giving birth to a son, thou wilt call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 9:6
For, A Child, hath been born to us, A Son, hath been given to us, And the dominion is upon his shoulder, - And his Name hath been called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty GOD, Father of Futurity, Prince of Prosperity.
Isaiah 60:14
Then shall come unto thee bending low, The sons of them who had humbled thee, Then shall bow down, unto the soles of thy feet, All they who had despised thee; And they shall call thee - The city of Yahweh, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 66:11-12
That ye may draw to satisfaction out of the fountain a of her consolations, - That ye may drain out and get exquisite delight from the abundance of her glory.
Haggai 2:7
And I will shake all the nations, and the delight of all the nations, shall come in, - and I will fill this house with glory, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Zechariah 9:9
Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion, Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo! thy king, cometh unto thee, vindicated and victorious, is he, - lowly, and riding upon an ass, yea, upon a colt, a young ass.
Malachi 3:1
Behold me! sending my messenger, who will prepare a way before me, - and, suddenly, shall come to his temple The Lord whom ye are seeking, even the messenger of the covenant in whom ye are delighting, Lo! he cometh! saith Yahweh of hosts.
Matthew 13:16-17
But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear;
Mark 12:42-44
And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing.
Mark 14:6-9
But, Jesus, said - Let her alone! Why are ye reproaching, her? A seemly work, hath she wrought, in me;
Luke 2:26-32
and it had been intimated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.
Luke 2:38
and, in that very hour, coming near, she began to give thanks unto God, and to speak concerning him unto all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Luke 7:45-48
A kiss, to me, thou didst not give, - but, she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased tenderly kissing my feet.
Luke 9:26
For, whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him, the Son of Man, will be ashamed, whensoever he shall come in his glory, and that of the Father, and of the holy messengers.
Luke 10:16
He that hearkeneth unto you, unto me, doth hearken, and, he that setteth you aside, doth set, me, aside; and, he that setteth, me, aside, doth set aside, him that sent me.
Luke 10:23-24
And, turning unto his disciples, privately, he said - Happy, the eyes, that see what ye see!
Luke 12:8
And I say unto you - Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;
Luke 18:9
And he spake, even unto certain who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and were despising the rest, this parable: -
John 1:14
And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory, - a glory, as an Only-begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.
John 3:13
And, no one, hath ascended into heaven, save he that, out of heaven, descended, - The Son of Man.
John 7:46-52
The officers answered - Never, man spake thus!
John 8:42
Jesus said unto them - If, God, had been your father, ye had been loving me, for, I, from God, came forth, and am here; for, not even of myself, have I come, but, he, sent me forth.
John 9:25-38
He, therefore, answered - Whether he is a sinner, I know not: One thing, I know, - That, whereas I was, blind, now, I see!
John 13:3
Jesus knowing that, all things, the Father had given unto him, into his hands, and that, from God, he had come, and, unto God, he was going,
John 16:28
I came forth out of the Father, and have come into the world, - Again, I leave the world, and go, unto the Father.
1 Corinthians 1:28
And, the low-born things of the world, and the things that are despised, hath God chosen, - and the things that are not, - that, the things that are, he might bring to nought;
Galatians 4:26
But, the Jerusalem above, is free, - the which is our mother;
Galatians 6:14
With me, however, far be it! to be boasting, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, - whereby, unto me, a world hath been crucified, and, I, unto a world;
Philippians 3:3
For, we, are the circumcision, who in the Spirit of God, are doing divine service, and are boasting in Christ Jesus, and, not in flesh, having confidence, -
Philippians 3:7-8
But, whatever things, unto me, were gain, the same, have I accounted, for the Christ's sake, loss;
1 Timothy 3:16
And, confessedly great, is the sacred secret of godliness, - Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
Hebrews 2:9-14
But, Jesus, made some little less than messengers, we do behold: by reason of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, to the end that, by favour of God, in behalf of every one, he might taste of death.
Hebrews 9:26-28
Else had it been needful for him, ofttimes, to suffer, from the foundation of the world; but, now, once for all, upon a conjunction of the ages, for a setting aside of sin through means of his sacrifice, hath he been made manifest;