The Song of Songs 8:4

NETBible

The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens 1  of Jerusalem: “Do not 2  arouse or awaken love until it pleases!”

NIV ©

Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.

NASB ©

"I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."

NLT ©

"I want you to promise, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right."

MSG ©

Oh, let me warn you, sisters in Jerusalem: Don't excite love, don't stir it up, until the time is ripe--and you're ready.

BBE ©

I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.

NRSV ©

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not stir up or awaken love until it is ready!

NKJV ©

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.

KJV
I charge
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you, O daughters
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of Jerusalem
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that ye stir not up
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nor awake
<05782> (8787)
[my] love
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until he please
<02654> (8799)_.
{that...: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc}
NASB ©
"I want you to swear
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, O daughters
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of Jerusalem
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, Do not arouse
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or awaken
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my
love
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Until
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she pleases
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."
LXXM
wrkisa
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V-AAI-1S
umav
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P-AP
yugaterev
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N-VPF
ierousalhm
<2419> 
N-PRI
en
<1722> 
PREP
taiv
<3588> 
T-DPF
dunamesin
<1411> 
N-DPF
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
en
<1722> 
PREP
taiv
<3588> 
T-DPF
iscusesin
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N-DPF
tou
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T-GSM
agrou
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N-GSM
ti
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I-ASN
egeirhte
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V-AAS-2P
kai
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CONJ
ti
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I-ASN
exegeirhte
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V-AAS-2P
thn
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T-ASF
agaphn
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N-ASF
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CONJ
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PRT
yelhsh
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V-AAS-3S
NET [draft] ITL
The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish
<07650>
you, O maidens
<01323>
of Jerusalem
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: “Do not arouse
<05782>
or awaken
<05782>
love
<0160>
until
<05704>
it pleases
<02654>
!”
HEBREW
o
Upxts
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de
<05704>
hbhah
<0160>
ta
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wrret
<05782>
hmw
<04100>
wryet
<05782>
hm
<04100>
Mlswry
<03389>
twnb
<01323>
Mkta
<0853>
ytebsh (8:4)
<07650>
NETBible

The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish you, O maidens 1  of Jerusalem: “Do not 2  arouse or awaken love until it pleases!”

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “daughters of Jerusalem.”

2 tn Heb “Why arouse or awaken …?” Although the particle מָה (mah) is used most often as an interrogative pronoun (“What?” “Why?”), it also can be used as a particle of negation. For example, “How (מָה) could I look at a girl?” means “I have not looked at a girl!” (Job 31:1); “What (מַה) do we have to drink?” means “We have nothing to drink” (Exod 15:24); “What (מַה) part do we have?” means “We have no part” (1 Kgs 12:16); and “Why (מַה) arouse or awaken love?” means “Do not arouse or awaken love!” (Song 8:4). See HALOT 551 s.v. מָה C.