Song of Solomon 8:4
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I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
In other translations
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
Hebrew words
הִשְׁבַּעְתִּיhishba'tiI adjureH7650אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853בְּנוֹתbenotO daughters ofH1323יְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalimJerusalemH3389מַה־mah-why?H4100תָּעִירוּ׀ta'iruwill you awakenH5782וּמַה־umah-and why?H4100תְּעֹרְרוּte'oreruwill you arouseH5782אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאַהֲבָהha'ahavah<the> loveH160עַד'aduntilH5704שֶׁתֶּחְפָּץ׃ סshetechpatzthat it will pleaseH2654
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Related verses
- Song of Solomon 2:7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
- Song of Solomon 3:5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
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People and places
Places: Jerusalem