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 <div class="label">8</div><div class="q1"> 1If only I could treat you like&#160;my&#160;brother,&#160; # 8:1 Lit Would that you were like a brother to me</div><div class="q">one who nursed at&#160;my&#160;mother&#8217;s&#160;breasts,</div><div class="q">I would find you in&#160;public and&#160;kiss&#160;you,</div><div class="q">and no one would scorn&#160;me.</div><div class="q1"> 2I would lead you, I&#160;would&#160;take&#160;you,</div><div class="q">to the house of&#160;my&#160;mother&#160; # 8:2 Sg 3:4 who&#160;taught&#160;me.&#160; # 8:2 LXX adds and into the chamber of the one who bore me</div><div class="q">I would give you spiced&#160;wine to&#160;drink</div><div class="q">from the juice of my pomegranate.</div><div class="q1"> 3May his left hand be under&#160;my&#160;head,</div><div class="q">and his right arm embrace&#160;me.&#160; # 8:3 Sg 2:6</div><div class="q1"> 4Young women of Jerusalem, I&#160;charge&#160;you,</div><div class="q">do not stir up or&#160;awaken&#160;love</div><div class="q">until the appropriate&#160;time.&#160; # 8:4 Sg 2:7; 3:5</div><div class="sp">Young Women</div><div class="q1"> 5Who is this&#160; # 8:5 Sg 3:6; 6:10 coming&#160;up from&#160;the&#160;wilderness,</div><div class="q">leaning on the&#160;one she&#160;loves?</div><div class="sp">Woman</div><div class="q">I awakened you under the&#160;apricot&#160;tree.&#160; # 8:5 Sg 2:3</div><div class="q">There your mother conceived&#160;you;</div><div class="q">there she conceived and&#160;gave you&#160;birth.</div><div class="q1"> 6Set me as a&#160;seal on&#160;your&#160;heart,</div><div class="q">as a seal on&#160;your&#160;arm.&#160; # 8:6 Sg 2:16; 6:3; 7:10</div><div class="q">For love is as&#160;strong as&#160;death;&#160; # 8:6 Rm 8:38&#8211;39; 1Co 13:8</div><div class="q">jealousy is as&#160;unrelenting as&#160;Sheol.</div><div class="q">Love&#8217;s flames are fiery&#160;flames&#160; # 8:6 Dt 32:21&#8211;22; Pr 6:34; 27:4 &#160;&#8212;</div><div class="q">an almighty flame!&#160; # 8:6 Or the blaze of the Lord</div><div class="q1"> 7A huge torrent cannot extinguish&#160;love;</div><div class="q">rivers cannot sweep&#160;it&#160;away.</div><div class="q">If a man were to give all his&#160;wealth&#160; # 8:7 Litall the wealth of his house for&#160;love,&#160; # 8:7 Pr 6:35</div><div class="q">it would be utterly&#160;scorned.</div><div class="sp">Brothers</div><div class="q1"> 8Our sister is&#160;young;</div><div class="q">she has no&#160;breasts.&#160; # 8:8 Ezk 16:7</div><div class="q">What will we do for&#160;our&#160;sister</div><div class="q">on the day she is&#160;spoken&#160;for?</div><div class="q1"> 9If she is a&#160;wall,</div><div class="q">we will build a&#160;silver&#160;barricade on&#160;her.</div><div class="q">If she is a&#160;door,</div><div class="q">we will enclose her with&#160;cedar&#160;planks.&#160; # 8:9 1Kg 6:15</div><div class="sp">Woman</div><div class="q1"> 10I am&#160; # 8:10 Or was a&#160;wall</div><div class="q">and my breasts like&#160;towers.</div><div class="q">So to him I&#160;have&#160;become</div><div class="q">like one who&#160;finds&#160; # 8:10 Or brings &#160;peace.&#160; # 8:10 In Hb, the word for peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 11Solomon owned a&#160;vineyard in&#160;Baal-hamon.&#160; # 8:11 Ec 2:4</div><div class="q">He leased the&#160;vineyard to&#160;tenants.&#160; # 8:11 Mt 21:33</div><div class="q">Each was to&#160;bring for&#160;his&#160;fruit</div><div class="q">one thousand pieces of&#160;silver.&#160; # 8:11 Is 7:23</div><div class="q1"> 12I have my&#160;own&#160;vineyard.&#160; # 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6,# 8:12 Sg 1:6</div><div class="q">The one thousand are for&#160;you, Solomon,</div><div class="q">but two hundred for those who&#160;take care of its&#160;fruits.</div><div class="sp">Man</div><div class="q1"> 13You&#160; # 8:13 In Hb, the word for You is feminine. who&#160;dwell in&#160;the&#160;gardens,</div><div class="q">companions&#160; # 8:13 Sg 1:7 are&#160;listening for&#160;your&#160;voice;</div><div class="q">let me hear&#160;you!&#160; # 8:13 Sg 2:14</div><div class="sp">Woman</div><div class="q1"> 14Run away with me,&#160; # 8:14 Lit Flee my&#160;love,</div><div class="q">and be like&#160;a&#160;gazelle</div><div class="q">or a&#160;young&#160;stag</div><div class="q">on the mountains of&#160;spices.&#160; # 8:14 Sg 2:17</div><div class="q"></div>
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If only I could treat you like my brother, 
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.
I would lead you, I would take you,
to the house of my mother  who taught me. 
I would give you spiced wine to drink
from the juice of my pomegranate.
May his left hand be under my head,
and his right arm embrace me. 
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you,
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time. 

Who is this  coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?

I awakened you under the apricot tree. 
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.
Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm. 
For love is as strong as death; 
jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames   —
an almighty flame! 
A huge torrent cannot extinguish love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth  for love, 
it would be utterly scorned.

Our sister is young;
she has no breasts. 
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
If she is a wall,
we will build a silver barricade on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with cedar planks. 

I am  a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So to him I have become
like one who finds   peace. 

Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. 
He leased the vineyard to tenants. 
Each was to bring for his fruit
one thousand pieces of silver. 
I have my own vineyard.  ,
The one thousand are for you, Solomon,
but two hundred for those who take care of its fruits.

You  who dwell in the gardens,
companions  are listening for your voice;
let me hear you! 

Run away with me,  my love,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.

بشنويد Song of Songs 8