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Song of Solomon 8

14 aligned verses; 14 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Oh that you were like my brother, Who sucked the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside , I would kiss you ; Yes , and no one would despise me .
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 .
I would lead you , bringing you into my mother's house, Who would instruct me . I would have you drink spiced wine , Of the juice of my pomegranate.
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.
His left hand would be under my head . His right hand would embrace me.
His left hand should be under my head , and his right hand should embrace me.
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, That you not stir up, nor awaken love, Until it so desires . Friends
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please .
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, Leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I aroused you. There your mother conceived you. There she was in labor and bore you .
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 .
Set me as a seal on your heart, As a seal on your arm ; For love is strong as death . Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol; Its flashes are flashes of fire, A very flame of Yahweh .
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Many waters can't quench love, Neither can floods drown it . If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, He would be utterly scorned . Friends
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned .
We have a little sister . She has no breasts . What shall we do for our sister In the day when she is to be spoken for?
We have a little sister , and she hath no breasts : what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
If she is a wall, We will build on her a turret of silver . If she is a door, We will enclose her with boards of cedar. Beloved
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver : and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers , Then I was in his eyes like one who found peace .
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers : then was I in his eyes as one that found favour .
Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers . Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit .
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers ; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
My own vineyard is before me . The thousand are for you , Solomon ; Two hundred for those who tend its fruit. Lover
My vineyard , which is mine, is before me : thou , O Solomon , must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred .
You who dwell in the gardens, with friends in attendance, Let me hear your voice! Beloved
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
Come away , my beloved ! Be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices !
Make haste , my beloved , and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices .

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