Song of Songs 8:3

3 His left arm is under my head and his right arm embraces me.

Song of Solomon 8:3 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Your left arm would be under my head, and your right arm would embrace me.
The Message Bible (MSG)
3 Imagine! His left hand cradling my head, his right arm around my waist!
American Standard Version (ASV)
3 His left hand [should be] under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
3 His left hand is under my head. His right hand caresses me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
3 Your left arm is under my head. Your right arm is around me.

Song of Songs 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

Song of Solomon 8:3

His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand
should embrace me.
] That is, when she should have the presence of Christ in her mother's house. Or the words are a petition that so it might be, "let his left hand" F7; or a declaration of what she did enjoy, "his left hand is under my head" F8, (See Gill on Song of Solomon 2:6).


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Tigurine version, Marckius, some in Michaelis.
F8 Mercerus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Song of Songs 8:3 In-Context

1 If only you were to me like a brother, who was nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother’s house— she who has taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head and his right arm embraces me.
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I roused you; there your mother conceived you, there she who was in labor gave you birth.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Song of Songs 2:6
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