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Proverbs 7:18

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

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לְכָ֤הlekhahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…נִרְוֶ֣הnirvehbatheרָוָהverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “bathe”, a determination or requestH7301to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).דֹ֭דִיםdodimuncleדּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “uncle”, the ordinary formH1730(figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle(well-) beloved, father's brother, love, uncle.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַבֹּ֑קֶרhaboqerthe dayבֹּקֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnitalsahrejoiceעָלַסverb, hithpael, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “rejoice”, a determination or requestH5965to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously[idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.בָּאֳהָבִֽיםbaohavimin loveאֹהַבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in love”, the ordinary formH159{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

Young’s Literal Translation

Come, we are filled [with] loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

World English Bible

Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.

Darby Translation

Come, let us revel in love until the morning, let us delight ourselves with loves.

Douay-Rheims

Come, let us be inebriated with the breasts, and let us enjoy the desired embraces, till the day appear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐλθὲ καὶ ἀπολαύσωμεν φιλίας ἕως ὄρθρου, δεῦρο καὶ ἐλκυλισθῶμεν ἔρωτι.