Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
His left hand would 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.
Amplified
“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”
Bible in Basic English
His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about 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.
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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 thee, bring thee into my mother's house; Thou wouldest instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate. 3 His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me. 4 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake my love, till he please?
Cross References
Song of Songs 2:6
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me.
Deuteronomy 33:27
Thy refuge is the God of old, And underneath are the eternal arms; And he shall drive out the enemy from before thee, And shall say, Destroy them!
Isaiah 62:4-5
Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate: but thou shalt be called, My delight is in her, and thy land, Married; for Jehovah delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for my power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.