Song of Solomon 3:4
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Song of Solomon 3:4 in other translations
| BSB | I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me. |
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| WEB | I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, into the room of her who conceived me. |
| ASV | It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me. |
| YLT | But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother--And the chamber of her that conceived me. |
| DARBY | — Scarcely had I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me. |
| BBE | I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth. |
| Webster | It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. |
What does Song of Solomon 3:4 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 3:1-5
The trials of the church by the withdrawing of Christ. (Song 3:1-5) The excellences of the church, The care of Christ for her. (Song 3:6-11) Verses 1-5 It was hard to the Old Testament church to find Christ in the ceremonial law; the watchmen of that church gave little assistance to those who sought after him. The night is a time of coldness, darkness, and drowsiness, and of dim apprehensions concerning spiritual…
Song of Solomon 3:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Song of Solomon 3:4
- Proverbs 8:17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
- Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
- Song of Solomon 6:12
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.
- Song of Solomon 8:2
I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
- Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
- Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- Isaiah 45:19
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
- Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
- Revelation 3:11-12
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
- Matthew 28:9
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
- Galatians 4:26
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
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Context
- Song of Solomon 3:3
The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
- Song of Solomon 3:4
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
- Song of Solomon 3:5
I 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.
Song of Solomon 3:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Pasando de ellos un poco, hallé luego al que mi alma ama: trabé de él, y no lo dejé, hasta que lo metí en casa de mi madre, y en la cámara de la que me engendró. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | À peine avais-je passé plus loin, que j’ai trouvé celui qu’aime mon âme; je l’ai saisi, et je ne l’ai pas lâché que je ne l’aie amené dans la maison de ma mère, et dans la chambre de celle qui m’a conçue. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Kaum war ich an ihnen vorüber, da fand ich, den meine Seele liebt. Ich ergriff ihn und ließ ihn nicht, bis ich ihn gebracht hatte in das Haus meiner Mutter und in das Gemach meiner Gebärerin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Paululum cum pertransissem eos, inveni quem diligit anima mea: tenui eum, nec dimittam, donec introducam illum in domum matris meæ, et in cubiculum genetricis meæ. |