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Song of Solomon 8:1

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.

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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.

KJV

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.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִ֤יmiwho?H4310 →
יִתֶּנְךָ֙yi.ten.Khawill he give youH5414 →
כְּאָ֣חke.'Achlike a brotherH251 →
לִ֔יLito me
יוֹנֵ֖קyo.Nek[the] suckling-child ofH3243 →
שְׁדֵ֣יshe.Dei[the] breasts ofH7699 →
אִמִּ֑י'i.Mimother myH517 →
אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaI will find youH4672 →
בַחוּץ֙va.Chutzon the outsideH2351 →
אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔'e.Sha.ke.chaI will kiss youH5401 →
גַּ֖םgamalsoH1571 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zupeople will despiseH936 →
לִֽי׃Li<to> me

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Psalms 45:10–11Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house,Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.Psalms 102:16–17For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 66:11–12so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Proverbs 7:4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,Song of Solomon 4:5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.Song of Solomon 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.Song of Solomon 8:5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.Galatians 6:14But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

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