Song of Solomon 8:8

The Shulamite to Her Beloved

6 ^aSet me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
^bJealousy as¹ cruel as the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
¹A most vehement flame.

7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
^aIf a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.

The Shulamite’s Brothers

8 ^aWe have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?

9 If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.

The Shulamite

10 I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.

11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;
^aHe leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.

(To Solomon)

12 My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.

The Beloved

13 You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice—
^aLet me hear it!

The Shulamite

14 ^aMake¹ haste, my beloved,
And ^bbe like a gazelle
Or a young stag
On the mountains of spices.

Verse Comparison: Song of Solomon 8:8

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American Standard Version
We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for?

Amplified® Bible
[Gathered with her family and the wedding guests in her mother's cottage, the bride said to her stepbrothers, When I was a little girl, you said] We have a little sister and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for in marriage?

Contemporary English Version
We have a little sister whose breasts are not yet formed. If someone asks to marry her, what should we do?

Darby English Version
We have a little sister, And she hath no breasts: What shall we do for our sister In the day when she shall be spoken for? --

Good News Bible
We have a young sister, and her breasts are still small. What will we do for her when a young man comes courting?

King James Version
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

New American Standard Bible
"We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?

New International Version
We have a young sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
for the day she is spoken for?

New King James Version
We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when someone speaks for her?

Revised Standard Version
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister, on the day when she is spoken for?

Young's Literal Translation
We have a little sister, and breasts she hath not, What do we do for our sister, In the day that it is told of her?

New English Translation
We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?¹

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