Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Let his left hand be under my head, and let 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.
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.
Darby Translation
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace 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 you, I would bring you to the house of my mother who used to teach me. I would give you some spiced wine to drink, from the juice of my pomegranates. 3 Let his left hand be under my head, and let his right hand embrace me. 4 Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!
Cross References
Song of Songs 2:6
I wish that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand were embracing me!
Deuteronomy 33:27
The God of old is a dwelling place, with everlasting arms underneath. He drove out your enemies before you and said: "Destroy them!'
Isaiah 62:4-5
And you'll no longer be called "Deserted,' and your land will no longer be called "Desolate'; but people will call you "Hephzibah,' and your land "Beulah' for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married."
2 Corinthians 12:9
but he has told me, "My grace is all you need, because my power is perfected in weakness." Therefore, I will most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the Messiah's power may rest on me.