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Song of Solomon 7:8

In Song of Solomon 7 of Song of Solomon.

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Song of Solomon 7:9.

אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙amartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶעֱלֶ֣הeelehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “ascend up”, a determination or requestH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בְתָמָ֔רvetamarin palmתָּמָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in palm”, the ordinary formH8558a palm treepalm (tree).אֹֽחֲזָ֖הochazahholdאָחַזverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “hold”, a determination or requestH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).בְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יוbesansinayvin boughסַנְסִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5577a twig (as tapering)bough.וְיִֽהְיוּveyihyvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be”, a wish or indirect commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.נָ֤אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.שָׁדַ֨יִךְ֙shadayikhbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.כְּאֶשְׁכְּל֣וֹתkeeshkelotas clusterאֶשְׁכּוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as cluster”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH811a bunch of grapes or other fruitcluster (of grapes).הַגֶּ֔פֶןhagefenthe vineגֶּפֶןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.וְרֵ֥יחַvereychaand savourרֵיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and savour”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7381odor (as if blown)savour, scent, smell.אַפֵּ֖ךְapekhefaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.כַּתַּפּוּחִֽיםkatapuchimas apple . See also H1054תַּפּוּחַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as apple . See also H1054”, the ordinary formH8598an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)apple (tree). See also H1054 (בֵּית תַּפּוּחַ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-9) I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,

Young’s Literal Translation

I said, 'Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,

World English Bible

I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit.” Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples.

Darby Translation

I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples,

Douay-Rheims

I said: I will go up into the palm tree, and will take hold of the fruit thereof: and thy breasts shall be as the clusters of the vine: and the odour of thy mouth like apples.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-9) I said: 'I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof; and let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy countenance like apples;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its high boughs: and now shall thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose as apples;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπα, ἀναβήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ φοίνικι, κρατήσω τῶν ὕψεων αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔσονται δὴ μαστοί σου ὡς βότρυες τῆς ἀμπέλου, καὶ ὀσμὴ ῥινός σου ὡς μῆλα,