Verse Comparison: Song of Solomon 8:3
American Standard Version
His left hand `should be' under my head, And his right hand should embrace me.
Amplified® Bible
[Then musingly she added] Oh, that his left hand were under my head and that his right hand embraced me!
Contemporary English Version
Put your left hand under my head and embrace me with your right arm.
Darby English Version
His left hand would be under my head, And his right hand embrace me.
Good News Bible
Your left hand is under my head, and your right hand caresses me.
King James Version
His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
New American Standard Bible
"Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me."
New International Version
His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.
New King James Version
His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Let him place his left hand under my head And his right hand embrace me."
Revised Standard Version
O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me!
Young's Literal Translation
His left hand `is' under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
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