Song of Songs 8:3-4
Song of Songs 8:3-4 The Message (MSG)
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.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” “I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases.”
Song of Songs 8:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
My lover’s left hand is under my head, and his right arm holds me tight. Women of Jerusalem, promise not to awaken or excite my feelings of love until it is ready.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
His left arm is under my head and his right arm embraces me. Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Song of Songs 8:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” [Ex 19:4; Deut 33:27] ¶“I command you to take an oath, O daughters of Jerusalem, That you do not rouse nor awaken my love Until she pleases.”
Song of Songs 8:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right.