Song of Songs 8:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
Brothers
8 Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.(A)
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 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.(B)
Woman
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Song of Solomon 8:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 B Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.(A)
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.[a](B)
10 W I am[b] a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.[c]
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:9 Vv. 8-9 may record what the girl’s brothers used to say.
- Song of Solomon 8:10 Or was
- Song of Solomon 8:10 In Hb, the word for peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite.
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