Song of Solomon 8:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Song of Solomon 8:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Song of Solomon 8:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — World English Bible

Song of Solomon 8:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“His left handshould beunder my head, And his right hand should embrace me. ”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — American Standard Version

Song of Solomon 8:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“His left hand <FI>is<Fi> under my head, And his right doth embrace me.”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Song of Solomon 8:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me. ”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — Darby Translation

Song of Solomon 8:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“His left hand shalbe vnder mine head, and his right hand shall embrace me.”

Song of Solomon 8:3 — Geneva Bible

Song of Solomon 8:3 in Context — Song of Solomon 8

1 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.

2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

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What Does Song of Solomon 8:3 Mean?

Song of Solomon 8:3 is a verse from the Book of Song of Solomon, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Song of Solomon chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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