LEB by section SNG 8:8

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Maiden’s Virtuous Chastity and Voluptuous Beauty

8 We have a little sister ,[fn]
- and she does not yet have any breasts .[fn]
What should we do for our sister
- on the day when she is betrothed ?[fn][fn]
9 If she is a wall,
- we will adorn her with a turret of silver ;[fn][fn]
but if she is a door,
- we will barricade her with boards of cedar.[fn]
10 I was a wall, and my breasts were like the towers,
- so my betrothed viewed me with great delight .[fn]

8:? Literally “a little sister for us”

8:? Literally “and there is no breast for her”

8:? Literally “on the day when it is spoken of her”

8:? Or “on the day when she is spoken for”

8:? Literally “we will build upon her a camp of silver”

8:? The term translated “turret” refers to the decorative parapet adorning the top of a building. This image is likely figurative for a silver tiara set upon the head

8:? Or “we will enclose her”

8:? Literally “then I was in his eyes as one who finds peace”

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