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Song of Solomon 8:1

In Song of Solomon 8 of Song of Solomon.

O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

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מִ֤יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יִתֶּנְךָ֙yitenkhagiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…כְּאָ֣חkeachas brother ; kindredאָחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as brother ; kindred”, the ordinary formH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toיוֹנֵ֖קyoneqsuckיָנַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “suck”, a verb used as a describing wordH3243to suck; causatively, to give milkmilch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).שְׁדֵ֣יshedebreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.אִמִּ֑יimimotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤emtsaakhacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…בַחוּץ֙vachutsin abroadחוּץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔eshaqekhakissנָשַׁקverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kiss”, an unfinished actionH5401to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weaponsarmed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.גַּ֖םgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָב֥וּזוּyavuzvcontemnבּוּזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “contemn”, an unfinished actionH936to disrespectcontemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, and none would despise me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; Yea, and none would despise me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me,

World English Bible

Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.

Darby Translation

Oh that thou wert as my brother, That sucked the breasts of my mother! Should I find thee without, I would kiss thee; And they would not despise me.

Douay-Rheims

Who shall give thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my mother, that I may find thee without, and kiss thee, and now no man may despise me?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Oh that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! When I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, and none would despise me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I would that thou, O my kinsman, wert he that sucked the breasts of my mother; when I found thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, they should not despise me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς δῴη σε, ἀδελφιδέ μου, θηλάζοντα μαστοὺς μητρός μου; εὑροῦσά σε ἔξω φιλήσω σε, καί γε οὐκ ἐξουδενώσουσί μοι.