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The Song of Songs 8:4

NETBible	*The Beloved to the Maidens:* I admonish you, O maidens¹ of Jerusalem: “Do not² arouse or awaken love until it pleases!”
NIV © biblegateway Sos 8:4	Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
NASB © biblegateway Sos 8:4	"I want you to swear, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases."
NLT © biblegateway Sos 8:4	"I want you to promise, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right."
MSG © biblegateway Sos 8:4	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 © SABDAweb Sos 8:4	I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not let love be moved till it is ready.
NRSV © bibleoremus Sos 8:4	I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, do not stir up or awaken love until it is ready!
NKJV © biblegateway Sos 8:4	I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
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KJV	I charge <07650> (8689) you, O daughters <01323> of Jerusalem <03389>_, that ye stir not up <05782> (8686)_, nor awake <05782> (8787) [my] love <0160>_, until he please <02654> (8799)_. {that...: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Sos 8:4	"I want you to swear <07650> , O daughters <01323> of Jerusalem <03389> , Do not arouse <05782> or awaken <05782> my love <0160> Until <05704> she pleases <02654> ."
LXXM	wrkisa <3726> V-AAI-1S umav <4771> P-AP yugaterev <2364> 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 <2479> N-DPF tou <3588> T-GSM agrou <68> N-GSM ti <5100> I-ASN egeirhte <1453> V-AAS-2P kai <2532> CONJ ti <5100> I-ASN exegeirhte <1825> V-AAS-2P thn <3588> T-ASF agaphn <26> N-ASF ewv <2193> CONJ an <302> PRT yelhsh <2309> V-AAS-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The Beloved to the Maidens: I admonish <07650> you, O maidens <01323> of Jerusalem <03389> : “Do not arouse <05782> or awaken <05782> love <0160> until <05704> it pleases <02654> !”
HEBREW	o Upxts <02654> de <05704> hbhah <0160> ta <0853> 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 maidens¹ of Jerusalem: “Do not² arouse or awaken love until it pleases!”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “daughters of Jerusalem.”

²tn 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.