1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Song of Solomon 8:1:1 ⧉מִ֤יmiwho Song of Solomon 8:1:2 ⧉יִתֶּנְךָ֙yittenkhawould give you Song of Solomon 8:1:3 ⧉כְּאָ֣חkeakhas a brother Song of Solomon 8:1:4 ⧉לִ֔יlito me Song of Solomon 8:1:5 ⧉יוֹנֵ֖קyoneknursing Song of Solomon 8:1:6 ⧉שְׁדֵ֣יshedeithe breasts of Song of Solomon 8:1:7 ⧉אִמִּ֑יimmimy mother Song of Solomon 8:1:8 ⧉אֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤emtsaakhaI would find you Song of Solomon 8:1:9 ⧉בַחוּץ֙vakhutsoutside Song of Solomon 8:1:10 ⧉אֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔eshakkhaI would kiss you Song of Solomon 8:1:11 ⧉גַּ֖םgamalso or even Song of Solomon 8:1:12 ⧉לֹא־יָב֥וּזוּloyavuzuthey would not despise Song of Solomon 8:1:13 ⧉לִֽי׃lime |
1. Formal Translation Oh, 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 none would despise me. |
1. Dynamic Translation I wish you were my brother, who had nursed at my mother’s breasts! Then, if I saw you in public, I could kiss you, and no one would look down on me. |