King James Version (KJV)
Song of Solomon 8:3
“His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.”
Verse in context — Song of Solomon 8
O that thou [wert] as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! [when] I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
I would lead thee, [and] bring thee into my mother's house, [who] would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.
Who [is] this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth [that] bare thee.
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A poetic celebration of love and intimacy, often seen as a picture of God’s love.
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