Song of Solomon 2:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Song of Solomon 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“ I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please. ”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, till he please. ”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, by the roes and by the hindes of the fielde, that ye stirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntill she please.”

Song of Solomon 2:7 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 2:7 in Context — Song of Solomon 2

5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.

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

7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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What Does Song of Solomon 2:7 Mean?

Song of Solomon 2:7 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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