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Open English Translation SNG Chapter 8

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version 

8 Who will give you to me like a brother,

who nursed at my mother’s breasts?

If I found you outside, I would kiss you.

Yes, they wouldn’t despise me.

2 I would lead you.

I would bring you to my mother’s house—she who taught me.

I would have you drink some spiced wine,

≈and some of my pomegranate juice.

3 His left hand is under my head

≈and his right hand embraces me.

4 I adjure you, young women of Yerushalem,

don’t awaken and stir up love until it desires.

8 Who wish_you like_brother to_me the_sucking_child of_the_breasts_of mother’s_of_my found_you in/on/at/with_public kiss_you[fn][fn][fn] also not people_will_despise to_me.
2 Lead_you bring_you to the_house_of mother_of_my taught_me give_todrink_you from_wine the_spiced from_juice_of pomegranates_of_my.
3 Left_hand_of_his is_under my_head and_right_hand_of_his embraces_me.
4 I_adjure DOM_you_all Oh_daughters_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) why will_you_all_awaken and_not will_you_all_arouse DOM the_love until that_pleases.

8:5 The sixth song

Yerushalem’s young women

5 Who is that coming up from the wilderness,

leaning against her dearest?

The bride

Under the apple tree I awakened you.

Your mother was in labour with you there.

There she was in labour—she gave birth to you.

6 Place me like the seal on your heart,

like the seal on your arm,

because live is strong like death.

Zeal is unyielding like the grave.

Its flashes are flashes of fire—Yah’s flame.

7 Many waters aren’t able to quench this love

≈and rivers can’t drown it.

If a man would give all the family’s wealth in exchange for love,

he’d be utterly despised.

Bride’s older brothers

8 We have a young sister—

small and without her breasts developed.

What will we do for our sister

on the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she’s a wall,[fn] we’ll build a silver turret on her.

And if she is a door, we’ll protect her with cedar planks.

The bride

10 I was a wall and my breasts were like towers.

Then, in his eyes, I was like a person who finds peace.

11 There was a vineyard for Solomon at Baal-Hamon.

He gave the vineyard to keepers.

Each person brought a thousand silver coins in exchange for its fruit.

12 My own vineyard is right in front of me.

Those thousand coins belong to you, Shelomoh (Solomon),

and the two hundred belong to the people who are keepers of its fruit.

The groom

13 You, the one residing in the gardens:

my companions are listening intently for your voice—

let me hear it.

The bride

14 Flee, my dearest, and be like a gazelle

≈or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

8:9 Some consider these analogies to refer to her (still young) flat chest, others to a wall/door protecting her virginity.

5 who this is_coming_up from the_wilderness leaning_herself on beloved_of_her under the_apple_tree awakened_you there_at conceived_you mother_of_your there_at she_was_in_labour gave_birth_you.
6 Set_me as_a_seal on heart_of_your as_a_seal on arm_of_your if/because is_strong as_as_the_death love is_severe as_shəʼōl jealousy flashes_of_its are_flames_of fire wwww wwww.
[fn] 7 waters many not they_are_able to_quench DOM the_love and_rivers not sweep_away_it if he_will_give anyone DOM all_of the_wealth_of house_of_his in/on/at/with_love utterly_(despise) people_will_despise to_him/it.
8 a_sister to/for_us small and_breasts there_are_not to/for_her/it what will_we_do for_sister_of_our in_the_day when_spoken in/on/at/with_she.
9 If is_a_wall she we_will_build on/upon_it(f) a_battlement_of silver and_if is_a_door she we_will_shut_up on/upon_it(f) a_board_of cedar.
10 I was_a_wall and_breasts_of_my like_the_towers then I_was in/on/at/with_eyes_of_his as_finds peace.
11 a_vineyard it_belonged to_Shəlomoh in/on/at/with_Baˊal- hamon he_gave DOM the_vineyard to_the_keepers each_one he_will_bring in/on/at/with_fruit_of_its a_thousand silver.
12 Vineyard_of_my_own[fn][fn][fn] that_have_I at_disposal_of_myself the_thousand to/for_yourself(m) Oh_Shəlomoh and_two_hundreds for_tend DOM fruit_of_its.
13 The_dwell[fn][fn][fn] in/on/at/with_gardens companions are_listening for_voice_of_your hear_me.
14 Hasten beloved_of_my and_like to/for_yourself(m) to_gazelle or like_young_deer_of the_stags on mountains_of spices.

8:1 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

8:1 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

8:1 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

8:6 OSHB exegesis note: A single word in the text has been divided for exegesis.

8:12 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

8:12 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

8:12 OSHB note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

8:13 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

8:13 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

8:13 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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