Song of Solomon 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsSong of Solomon 8:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
תָּעִ֧ירוּ
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
וּֽמַה
mâh
H4100
what
תְּעֹֽרְר֛וּ
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאַהֲבָ֖ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
עַ֥ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
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World English Bible Public Domain
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires. Friends
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King James Version Public Domain
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken and do not stir love until it desires.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).