SNG 8:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

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

8:1 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

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

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τίς δῴη σε, ἀδελφιδέ μου, θηλάζοντα μαστοὺς μητρός μου; εὑροῦσά σε ἔξω φιλήσω σε, καί γε οὐκ ἐξουδενώσουσί μοι.
(Tis dōaʸ se, adelfide mou, thaʸlazonta mastous maʸtros mou; heurousa se exō filaʸsō se, kai ge ouk exoudenōsousi moi. )

BrTr I would that thou, O my kinsman, wert he that sucked the breasts of my mother; when I found thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, they should not despise me.

ULT Who will give you like a brother to me,
⇔ who nursed at the breasts of my mother?
⇔ If I found you outside, I would kiss you.
⇔ Yes, they would not despise me.

UST I wish that you were like my brother,
⇔ my own brother, who nursed from my mother’s breasts when he was a baby.
⇔ Because then, whenever I met you outside the house, I could kiss you,
⇔ and no one would criticize me.

BSB ⇔ O that you were to me like a brother
⇔ who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
⇔ If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you,
⇔ and no one would despise me.

OEB O that thou wert my brother,
⇔ That nursed at the breasts of my mother!
⇔ If I found thee without, I would kiss thee,
⇔ Nor fear the contempt of another.

WEBBE Oh that you were like my brother,
⇔ who nursed from the breasts of my mother!
⇔ If I found you outside, I would kiss you;
⇔ yes, and no one would despise me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Oh, how I wish you were my little brother,
⇔ nursing at my mother’s breasts;
⇔ if I saw you outside, I could kiss you –
⇔ surely no one would despise me!

LSV Who makes you as a brother to me,
Suckling the breasts of my mother? I find you outside, I kiss you,
Indeed, they do not despise me,

FBV How I wish you were like a brother to me, one who nursed at my mother's breasts! Then if I met you on the street I could kiss you and no one would tell me off.

T4T I wish that you were my brother
⇔ who ◄nursed at/drank milk from► my mother’s breasts when you were a baby,
⇔ because, if you were my brother, if I saw you when you were outside the house,
⇔ I could kiss you,
⇔ and no one would say that my doing that was wrong.

LEB No LEB SNG 8:1 verse available

BBE Oh that you were my brother, who took milk from my mother's breasts! When I came to you in the street, I would give you kisses; yes, I would not be looked down on.

Moff No Moff SNG book available

JPS Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, and none would despise me.

ASV Oh that thou wert as my brother,
⇔ That sucked the breasts of my mother!
⇔ When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee;
⇔ Yea, and none would despise me.

DRA Who shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me?

YLT Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me,

Drby Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! Should I find thee without, I would kiss thee; And they would not despise me.

RV Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, and none would despise me.

Wbstr O that thou wert as my brother, that was nourished at the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yes, I should not be despised.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(O that thou/you wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee/you without, I would kiss thee/you; yea, I should not be despised. )

8.1 I should not…: Heb. they should not despise me

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]O that thou wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother, when I should find thee without, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised.
(¶ O that thou/you wert as my brother that sucked the brests of my mother, when I should find thee/you without, I would kiss thee/you, yet I should not be despised.)

8:1 Hebr. they should not despise me.

Bshps O that I might finde thee without and kisse thee, whom I loue as my brother whiche suckt my mothers brestes, and that thou shalt not be dispised,
(O that I might find thee/you without and kiss thee/you, whom I love as my brother which suckt my mothers brestes, and that thou/you shalt not be dispised,)

Gnva Oh that thou werest as my brother that sucked the brestes of my mother: I would finde thee without, I would kisse thee, then they should not despise thee.
(Oh that thou/you werest as my brother that sucked the brestes of my mother: I would find thee/you without, I would kiss thee/you, then they should not despise thee/you. )

Cvdl O that I might fynde the without & kysse ye, whom I loue as my brother which suckte my mothers brestes: & that thou woldest not be offended,
(O that I might find the without and kiss ye/you_all, whom I love as my brother which suckte my mothers brestes: and that thou/you would not be offended,)

Wycl Who `mai grante to me thee, my brother, soukynge the tetis of my modir, that Y fynde thee aloone without forth, and that Y kisse thee, and no man dispise me thanne?
(Who `mai grante to me thee/you, my brother, soukynge the tetis of my modir, that I find thee/you alone without forth, and that I kiss thee/you, and no man despise me then?)

Luth O daß ich dich, mein Bruder, der du meiner Mutter Brüste saugest, draußen fände und dich küssen müßte, daß mich niemand höhnete!
(O that I dich, my brother, the/of_the you my mother Brüste saugest, outside fände and you/yourself küssen müßte, that me no_one höhnete!)

ClVg [Quis mihi det te fratrem meum, sugentem ubera matris meæ, ut inveniam te foris, et deosculer te, et jam me nemo despiciat?[fn]
([Who to_me det you(sg) brother mine, sugentem ubera matris meæ, as inveniam you(sg) foris, and deosculer you(sg), and yam me nemo despiciat? )

8.1 Quis mihi. Introducitur Judæa jam inspirata et edocta, et summo desiderio Deum investigat. Foris. Intus erat dilectus, dum in principio erat Verbum: foris, dum Verbum caro factum est Joan. 1.. Deosculer te, etc. Id est facie ad faciem videam, et ore ad os loquar.

8.1 Who mihi. Introducitur Yudæa yam inspirata and edocta, and summo desiderio God investigat. Foris. Intus was dilectus, dum in at_the_beginning was Verbum: foris, dum Verbum caro done est Yoan. 1.. Deosculer you(sg), etc. That it_is face to face videam, and ore to os loquar.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ֤י יִתֶּנְ⁠ךָ֙ כְּ⁠אָ֣ח לִ֔⁠י יוֹנֵ֖ק שְׁדֵ֣י אִמִּ֑⁠י

who? wish,you like,brother to=me who_nursed breasts mother's,my

Here the woman is using the idiom Who will give you to express her wish that the man she loves be like a brother to her (so that she could publicly kiss him). If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have that meaning or you could state the meaning in plainly. Alternate translation: “How I wish that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at the breasts of my mother” or “How I desire that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at the breasts of my mother”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

מִ֤י יִתֶּנְ⁠ךָ֙ כְּ⁠אָ֣ח לִ֔⁠י יוֹנֵ֖ק שְׁדֵ֣י אִמִּ֑⁠י

who? wish,you like,brother to=me who_nursed breasts mother's,my

In the writer's culture, it was not socially acceptable for someone to show public affection towards a spouse and/or a romantic partner, but it was acceptable for siblings to give each other non-romantic kisses in public. If it would help your readers, you could explain to them that the woman desires that the man she loves be like a brother so that she could show public affection toward him.

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

מִ֤י יִתֶּנְ⁠ךָ֙ כְּ⁠אָ֣ח לִ֔⁠י יוֹנֵ֖ק שְׁדֵ֣י אִמִּ֑⁠י

who? wish,you like,brother to=me who_nursed breasts mother's,my

The phrase who nursed at the breasts of my mother describes the word brother and has a similar meaning. This is poetic language. Saying the same thing in slightly different ways is a common feature of Hebrew poetry. If your language has a way to indicate poetry, you could use it here. Alternate translation: “Who will give you like a brother to me”

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אֶֽמְצָאֲ⁠ךָ֤ בַ⁠חוּץ֙ אֶשָׁ֣קְ⁠ךָ֔ גַּ֖ם לֹא־יָב֥וּזוּ לִֽ⁠י & אֶנְהָֽגֲ⁠ךָ֗ אֲבִֽיאֲ⁠ךָ֛ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית אִמִּ֖⁠י תְּלַמְּדֵ֑⁠נִי אַשְׁקְ⁠ךָ֙ מִ⁠יַּ֣יִן הָ⁠רֶ֔קַח מֵ⁠עֲסִ֖יס רִמֹּנִֽ⁠י

found,you in/on/at/with,public kiss,you also/yet not despise to=me & (Some words not found in UHB: who? wish,you like,brother to=me who_nursed breasts mother's,my found,you in/on/at/with,public kiss,you also/yet not despise to=me )

The woman is using a hypothetical situation (the situation of the man being like a brother to her and her finding him outside) to express what she would do if the the man she loved were like a brother to her. Alternate translation: “If you were like a brother to me and if I found you outside, then I would kiss you. Yes, if you were like a brother to me then they would not despise me. If you were like a brother to me then I would lead you; I would bring to the house of my mother who taught me and I would make you drink from the wine of spice, from the juice of my pomegranate”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גַּ֖ם

also/yet

Here the word Yes is used to strongly affirm what follows it in this sentence. Use a natural form that would communicate that meaning in your language.

Parallel SNG 8:1