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Song of Solomon 8:3
The Beloved about Her Lover:
His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me.Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes
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Christian Standard Bible®
May his left hand be under my head,and his right arm embrace me.
May his left hand be under my head,and his right arm embrace me.
Hebrew Names Version
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
King James Version
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
English Standard Version
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!
New American Standard Bible
"Let his left hand be under my head, And his right hand embrace me."
"Let his left hand be under my head, And his right hand embrace me."
New Century Version
My lover's left hand is under my head, and his right arm holds me tight.
My lover's left hand is under my head, and his right arm holds me tight.
Amplified Bible
"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
World English Bible
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Let his left hand be under my headAnd his right hand embrace me."
Let his left hand be under my headAnd his right hand embrace me."
Berean Standard Bible
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
Contemporary English Version
Put your left hand under my head and embrace me with your right arm.
Put your left hand under my head and embrace me with your right arm.
Complete Jewish Bible
His left arm would be under my head and his right arm around me.
His left arm would be under my head and his right arm around me.
Darby Translation
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
Easy-to-Read Version
His left arm is under my head, and his right hand holds me.
His left arm is under my head, and his right hand holds me.
George Lamsa Translation
His left arm is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
His left arm is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
Good News Translation
Your left hand is under my head, and your right hand caresses me.
Your left hand is under my head, and your right hand caresses me.
Lexham English Bible
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.
Literal Translation
His left hand would be under my head, and His right hand embracing me.
His left hand would be under my head, and His right hand embracing me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
His left hande lyeth vnder my heade, & his right hande embraceth me.
His left hande lyeth vnder my heade, & his right hande embraceth me.
American Standard Version
His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
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.
His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
King James Version (1611)
His left hand should be vnder my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand should be vnder my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His left hande shalbe vnder my head, and his ryght hande shall imbrace me.
His left hande shalbe vnder my head, and his ryght hande shall imbrace me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
English Revised Version
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
His lefthond vndur myn heed, and his riythond schal biclippe me.
His lefthond vndur myn heed, and his riythond schal biclippe me.
Update Bible Version
His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
Webster's Bible Translation
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
New King James Version
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.
New Living Translation
Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me.
Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me.
New Life Bible
Let his left hand be under my head, and his right hand hold me close."
Let his left hand be under my head, and his right hand hold me close."
New Revised Standard
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me.
His left hand under my head, then, his right hand, embraceth me.
Douay-Rheims Bible
His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.
Revised Standard Version
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
Young's Literal Translation
His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
THE MESSAGE
Imagine! His left hand cradling my head, his right arm around my waist! Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you're ready.
Imagine! His left hand cradling my head, his right arm around my waist! Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you're ready.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
Contextual Overview
1
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! 2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, the one who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates. 3The Beloved about Her Lover:
His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me. 4The Beloved to the Maidens:
I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem: "Do not arouse or awaken love until it pleases!"Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Song of Solomon 2:6, Deuteronomy 33:27, Isaiah 62:4, Isaiah 62:5, 2 Corinthians 12:9
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 1:13 - he shall
Cross-References
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:24
The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.
The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. That is, when she should have the presence of Christ in her mother's house. Or the words are a petition that so it might be, "let his left hand", c. g or a declaration of what she did enjoy, "his left hand is under my head", &c. h,
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g Tigurine version, Marckius, some in Michaelis. h Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The bride now turns to and addresses the chorus as before (marginal reference).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Song of Solomon 8:3. His left hand — See on Song of Solomon 2:6.
With the fourth verse the SIXTH night of the marriage week is supposed to end.
