King James Version

Song of Solomon 2:4

In Song of Solomon 2 of Song of Solomon.

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

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הֱבִיאַ֨נִי֙hevianito comeבּוֹאverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַיָּ֔יִןhayayinthe wineיַיִןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְדִגְל֥וֹvediglvoand bannerדֶּגֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and banner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1714a flagbanner, standard.עָלַ֖יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַהֲבָֽהahavahloveאַהֲבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “love”, the ordinary formH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me is love.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me [is] love,

World English Bible

He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.

Darby Translation

He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.

Douay-Rheims

He brought me into the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me is love.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Bring me into the wine house; set love before me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰσαγάγετέ με εἰς οἶκον τοῦ οἴνου, τάξατε ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἀγάπην.