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Song of Songs 8:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Song of Songs 8:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 8
1 Would that you were a brother to me,
nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I met you out of doors, I would kiss you
and none would despise me.
Song of Solomon 8:1
King James Version
Song of Solomon 8:1
King James Version
8 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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Song of Solomon 8:1
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 8:1
New King James Version
Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home
8 Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
Song of Songs 8:1
New International Version
Song of Songs 8:1
New International Version
8 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.
Song of Solomon 8:1
English Standard Version
Song of Solomon 8:1
English Standard Version
Longing for Her Beloved
8 Oh that you were like a brother to me
who nursed at my mother's breasts!
If I found you outside, I would kiss you,
and none would despise me.
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