Song of Solomon 8:3

His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

Song of Solomon 8:3, King James Version

Song of Solomon 8:3 in other translations

BSB	His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
WEB	His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
ASV	His left hand should be under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
YLT	His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
DARBY	His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
BBE	His left hand would be under my head, and his right hand about me.
Webster	His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

What does Song of Solomon 8:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Song of Solomon 8:3-4

3-4. The "left and right hand," &c., occurred only once actually (So 2:6), and here optatively. Only at His first manifestation did the Church palpably embrace Him; at His second coming there shall be again sensible communion with Him. The rest in So 8:4, which is a spiritual realization of the wish in So 8:3 (1Pe 1:8), and the charge not to disturb it, close the first, second, and fourth canticles; not the third, as the bridegroom there takes charge Himself; nor the fifth, as, if repose formed its close, we might mistake the present state for our rest. The broken, longing close, like that of the whole Bible (Re 22:20), reminds us we are to be waiting for a Saviour to come. On "daughters of Jerusalem," see on So 7:10. Canticle V.--(So 8:5-14)--From The Call of the Gentiles to the Close of Revelation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 3 His left hand - See on Sol 2:6 (note). With the fourth verse the Sixth night of the marriage week is supposed to end.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 8:1-4

Desire for communion with Christ. (Song 8:1-4) The vehemence of this desire. (Song 8:5-7) The church pleads for others. (Song 8:8-12) And prays for Christ's coming. (Song 8:13,14) Verses 1-4 The church wishes for the constant intimacy and freedom with the Lord Jesus that a sister has with a brother. That they might be as his brethren, which they are, when by grace they are made partakers of a Divine nature. Christ…

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Song of Solomon 8:3 in the original Hebrew

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שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.Loleft [hand] hisH8040

תַּ֣חַתTa.chat[is] underH8478

רֹאשִׁ֔יro.Shihead myH7218

וִֽימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.Noand right [hand] hisH3225

תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי\׃te.cha.be.Ke.niit embraces meH2263

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 8:3

Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Isaiah 62:4-5
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2:6; De 33:27; Isa 62:4,5; 2Co 12:9

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Context

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.
Song of Solomon 8:3
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Song of Solomon 8:4
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

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Song of Solomon 8:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Su izquierda esté debajo de mi cabeza, y su derecha me abrace.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Sa main gauche serait sous ma tête, et sa droite m’embrasserait!
German Elberfelder 1871	Seine Linke sei unter meinem Haupte, und seine Rechte umfasse mich.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Læva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius amplexabitur me.