Song Of Songs Chapter 8 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand `should be' under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
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BBE SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.
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DARBY SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
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KJV SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
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WBT SongOfSongs 8:3


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WEB SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
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YLT SongOfSongs 8:3

His left hand `is' under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHis left handשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ (śə·mō·lōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left handis underתַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)PrepositionStrong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu ofmy head,רֹאשִׁ֔י (rō·šî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 7218: The headand his right armוִֽימִינ֖וֹ (wî·mî·nōw)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 3225: The right hand, side, the southembraces me.תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ (tə·ḥab·bə·qê·nî)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singularStrong's 2263: To clasp, embraceJump to PreviousArm Embrace Embraced Embraces Hand Head Right