Song of Songs 3:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her who conceived me.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So whan I was a litle past them, I foude him whom my soule loueth. I haue gotten holde vpon him, and wyl not let him go, vntill I brynge him into my mothers house, and in to hir chambre that bare me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When I had past a litle from them, then I found him whom my soule loued: I tooke holde on him and left him not, till I had brought him vnto my mothers house into the chamber of her that conceiued me.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    So when I was a litle past them, I founde him whom my soule loueth: I haue gotten holde vpon hym, and wyll not let him go, vntyll I bryng him into my mothers house, and into her chaumber that bare me.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I had scarcely passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, Into the chamber of her who conceived me.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    But a little I passed on from them, Till I found him whom my soul hath loved! I seized him, and let him not go, Till I brought him in unto the house of my mother -- And the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the room of her who conceived me.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Scarcely had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him tightly and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, to the bedroom chamber of the one who conceived me.

Referenced Verses

  • Song 8:2 : 2 I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, where you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold tightly to instruction; do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.
  • Song 6:12 : 12 Before I realized it, my desire set me among the chariots of my noble people.
  • Song 7:5 : 5 Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, looking toward Damascus.
  • Gen 32:26 : 26 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was dislocated as they wrestled.
  • Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.
  • Isa 49:14-18 : 14 But Zion said, 'The Lord has abandoned me, and my Lord has forgotten me.' 15 Can a woman forget her nursing child or lack compassion for the child of her womb? Even if these forget, I will not forget you. 16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me. 17 Your children hurry back, and those who laid you waste and devastated you will depart from you. 18 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you. As surely as I live, declares the Lord, you will wear them all as ornaments and put them on like a bride.
  • Isa 54:1-3 : 1 Sing, O barren woman who has not given birth! Break forth into song and shout with joy, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate woman are more than the children of the married woman, says the Lord. 2 Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch out the curtains of your dwellings—do not hold back! Lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit nations and resettle desolate cities.
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
  • Jer 29:13 : 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.
  • Lam 3:25 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
  • Hos 12:3-4 : 3 The LORD has a charge against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him for his deeds. 4 In the womb, he grasped his brother’s heel; and in his strength, he struggled with God.
  • Matt 7:7 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
  • Matt 28:9 : 9 As they were on their way to report to the disciples, Jesus met them and said, 'Greetings!' They came to Him, held His feet, and worshiped Him.
  • John 20:16-17 : 16 Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned and said to him in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' (which means 'Teacher'). 17 Jesus said to her, 'Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."'
  • Gal 4:26 : 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
  • Rev 3:11-12 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown. 12 The one who conquers I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and they will never go out again. I will write on them the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God, and my new name.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Song 3:1-3
    3 verses
    89%

    1On my bed at night, I sought the one my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him.

    2I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the squares; I will seek the one my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

    3The watchmen who patrol the city found me. "Have you seen the one my soul loves?"

  • Song 5:4-9
    6 verses
    81%

    4My beloved reached his hand through the opening, and my heart was stirred for him.

    5I arose to open for my beloved, and my hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with liquid myrrh, on the handles of the bolt.

    6I opened to my beloved, but he had withdrawn and was gone. My soul failed when he spoke. I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he did not answer.

    7The watchmen who go about the city found me; they struck me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

    8I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him that I am lovesick.

    9What makes your beloved better than another beloved, most beautiful among women? What makes your beloved better than another, that you should beg us so passionately?

  • Song 8:1-5
    5 verses
    79%

    1Oh, that you were like a brother to me, one who nursed at my mother's breasts! If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.

    2I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, where you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.

    3His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

    4I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, do not awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

    5Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? Under the apple tree I awakened you. There your mother was in labor with you; there she who bore you was in labor.

  • Song 3:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field: do not awaken or arouse love until it pleases.

    6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

  • Song 1:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

    8If you do not know, most beautiful of women, follow the tracks of the sheep and graze your young goats near the shepherds' tents.

  • Song 6:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned, that we may seek him with you?

    2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.

    3I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine; he grazes among the lilies.

  • Song 2:3-10
    8 verses
    77%

    3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

    4He brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.

    5Strengthen me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.

    6His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

    7I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and the does of the field, not to awaken or stir up love until it pleases.

    8The voice of my beloved! Behold, he comes, leaping over the mountains, bounding over the hills.

    9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.

    10My beloved spoke and said to me, 'Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.'

  • Song 7:10-12
    3 verses
    77%

    10Your mouth is like the finest wine, flowing smoothly for my beloved, gliding over the lips of those who are asleep.

    11I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.

    12Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields; let us lodge in the villages.

  • Song 4:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride; come with me from Lebanon. Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summit of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of lions and the mountains of leopards.

    9You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.

    10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!

  • Song 4:6
    76%

    6Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense.

  • Song 1:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.

    14My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi.

  • Song 1:4
    75%

    4Take me away with you—let us run! The king has brought me into his chambers. We will rejoice and be glad in you; we will celebrate your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you.

  • Song 5:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1I have entered my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spices. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; be intoxicated with love.

    2I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. I heard the sound of my beloved knocking: "Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is drenched with dew and my hair with the dampness of the night."

  • Song 2:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16My beloved is mine and I am his; he grazes among the lilies.

    17Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the rugged mountains.

  • Song 6:12
    74%

    12Before I realized it, my desire set me among the chariots of my noble people.

  • Prov 4:3
    74%

    3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in the eyes of my mother,

  • Song 4:12
    73%

    12A locked garden is my sister, my bride—an enclosed spring, a sealed fountain.

  • Song 1:2
    73%

    2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.

  • Song 5:16
    73%

    16His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Prov 7:15
    73%

    15'So I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.'

  • Song 3:11
    72%

    11Come out, daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced.