Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. New Living Translation His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. English Standard Version His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me! Berean Standard Bible His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. King James Bible His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. New King James Version His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me. New American Standard Bible “His left hand is under my head, And his right hand embraces me.” NASB 1995 “Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” NASB 1977 “Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” Legacy Standard Bible Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” Amplified Bible “Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.” Christian Standard Bible May his left hand be under my head, and his right arm embrace me. Holman Christian Standard Bible His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. American Standard Version His left hand is under my head, And his right hand doth embrace me. Contemporary English Version Put your left hand under my head and embrace me with your right arm. English Revised Version His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. GOD'S WORD® Translation His left hand is under my head. His right hand caresses me. Good News Translation His left hand is under my head, and his right hand caresses me. International Standard Version I wish that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand were embracing me! Majority Standard Bible His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. NET Bible His left hand caresses my head, and his right hand stimulates me. New Heart English Bible His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me. Webster's Bible Translation His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. World English Bible His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHis left hand [is] under my head, "" And his right embraces me. Young's Literal Translation His left hand is under my head, And his right doth embrace me. Smith's Literal Translation His left hand is under my head, and his right shall embrace me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHis left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. Catholic Public Domain Version His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. New American Bible His left hand is under my head and his right arm embraces me. New Revised Standard Version O that his left hand were under my head, and that his right hand embraced me! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHis left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated His left hand is under my head and his right will embrace me OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let his left hand be under my head, And his right hand embrace me. Brenton Septuagint Translation His left hand shall be under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Bride's Admiration…5Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. 6His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. 7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.… Cross References Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me. Proverbs 5:18-19 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: / A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. Genesis 29:20 So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. Ruth 3:9 “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.” Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. Psalm 45:10-11 Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, / and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord. Ephesians 5:28-29 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. / Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church. Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Matthew 19:5-6 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” Mark 10:7-8 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. John 13:23 One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side. John 15:9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. 1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Treasury of Scripture His left hand is under my head, and his right hand does embrace me. Song of Solomon 8:3-5 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me… Isaiah 54:5-10 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called… Isaiah 62:4,5 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married… Jump to Previous Arm Embrace Embraced Embraces Hand Head Right RoundJump to Next Arm Embrace Embraced Embraces Hand Head Right RoundSong of Solomon 2 1. the mutual love of Christ and his church8. The hope 10. and calling of the church 14. Christ's care of the church 16. The profession of the church, her faith, and hope His left hand In the Hebrew text, the word for "hand" is "yad," which often symbolizes power, action, or possession. The left hand, in particular, can represent support and protection. In the context of the Song of Solomon, this phrase suggests a tender and intimate gesture, indicating the beloved's protective and nurturing presence. Historically, the left hand was often considered the weaker hand, which in this context, emphasizes the gentle and caring nature of the beloved's support. is under my head and his right arm embraces me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His left handשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ (śə·mō·lōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand is under תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of my head, לְרֹאשִׁ֔י (lə·rō·šî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head and his right arm וִימִינ֖וֹ (wî·mî·nōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south embraces me. תְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃ (tə·ḥab·bə·qê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 2263: To clasp, embrace Links Song of Solomon 2:6 NIVSong of Solomon 2:6 NLT Song of Solomon 2:6 ESV Song of Solomon 2:6 NASB Song of Solomon 2:6 KJV Song of Solomon 2:6 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 2:6 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 2:6 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 2:6 French Bible Song of Solomon 2:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head (Song Songs SS So Can) |