Song of Solomon 8:1 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionWho shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769O 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition[LOOKING FORWARD to the shepherd's arrival, the eager girl pictures their meeting and says] Oh, that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I should find you without, I would kiss you, yes, and none would despise me [for it]. [Ps. 143:6.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCommon English BibleIf only you were as my brother— the one who nursed at my mother’s breast. I would find you in the street and kiss you, and no one would shame me for it. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBride to Groom: Who will give you to me as my brother, feeding from the breasts of my mother, so that I may discover you outside, and may kiss you, and so that now no one may despise me? See the chapter |