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I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I would bring you to my childhood home, and there you would teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, my sweet pomegranate wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother— she who used to teach me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I would lead thee, <i>and</i> bring thee into my mother's house, <i>who</i> would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I would lead you <i>and</i> bring you Into the house of my mother, She <i>who</i> used to instruct me. I would cause you to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I would lead you <i>and</i> bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I would lead you <i>and</i> bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I would lead you <i>and</i> bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to teach me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the sweet wine of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my mother, who used to instruct me; I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you, I would take you, to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink from the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you, I would take you, to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink from my pomegranate juice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I could take you to the home of my mother, who taught me all I know. I would give you delicious wine and fruit juice as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I would lead you. I would bring you into my mother's house. (She is the one who was my teacher.) I would give you some spiced wine to drink, some juice squeezed from my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I would take you to my mother's house, where you could teach me love. I would give you spiced wine, my pomegranate wine to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I would lead you, I would bring you to the house of my mother who used to teach me. I would give you some spiced wine to drink, from the juice of my pomegranates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you to the house of my mother who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you to my mother's house, the one who taught me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the nectar of my pomegranates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you, bringing you into my mother's house, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I lead you, I bring you into my mother’s house, "" She teaches me, I cause you to drink of the spiced wine, "" Of the juice of my pomegranate,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I lead thee, I bring thee in unto my mother's house, She doth teach me, I cause thee to drink of the perfumed wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will lead thee, I will bring thee to the house of my mother; thou wilt teach me: I will give thee to drink from spiced wine from the new wine of my pomegranate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will take hold of thee, and bring thee Into my mother's house: there thou shalt teach me, and I will give thee a cup of spiced wine and new wine of my pomegranates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#0000CC>I will take hold of you and lead you into my mother’s house. There you will teach me, and I will give you a cup of spiced wine, and of new wine from my pomegranates.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you, bring you to my mother’s house, where you would teach me, Where I would give you to drink spiced wine, my pomegranate juice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of the one who bore me. I would give you spiced wine to drink, the juice of my pomegranates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I would lead you and bring you into my mother's house, into the chamber of her that bore me; I would give you a drink of my delicious wine, and of the sweet juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall lead you and I shall bring you to the house of my mother and to the bedroom of her who bore me. I shall give you drink from my sweet wine and from the sweetness of my pomegranates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, That thou mightest instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I would take thee, I would bring thee into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me; I would make thee to drink of spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=1074" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Longing for Her Beloved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>O that you were to me like a brother who nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: ’en·hā·ḡă·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">I would lead you</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ă·ḇî·’ă·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and bring you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">of my mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3925.htm" title="3925: tə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. to teach:(un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er,ing).">who taught me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7544.htm" title="7544: hā·re·qaḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Spice. From raqach; properly, perfumery, i.e. spicery.">I would give you spiced</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: mî·ya·yin (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: ’aš·qə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">to drink,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6071.htm" title="6071: mê·‘ă·sîs (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sweet wine. From acac; must or fresh grape-juice.">the nectar</a> <a href="/hebrew/7416.htm" title="7416: rim·mō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A pomegranate. Or rimmon; from ramam; a pomegranate, the tree or the fruit.">of my pomegranates.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-5.htm">Proverbs 9:5</a></span><br />“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-6.htm">Proverbs 31:6-7</a></span><br />Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. / Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Ruth 2:14</a></span><br />At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-56</a></span><br />So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-27.htm">Matthew 26:27-29</a></span><br />Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. / This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. / I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-16.htm">1 Corinthians 10:16-17</a></span><br />Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? / Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a></span><br />Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-25.htm">Genesis 27:25</a></span><br />“Serve me,” said Isaac, “and let me eat some of my son’s game, so that I may bless you.” Jacob brought it to him, and he ate; then he brought him wine, and he drank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Genesis 43:34</a></span><br />When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-23</a></span><br />Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></span><br />Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I would lead you, and bring you into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause you to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.</p><p class="hdg">bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4</a></b></br> <i>It was</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a></b></br> But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.</p><p class="hdg">who</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-29.htm">Luke 16:29-31</a></b></br> Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39,46,47</a></b></br> Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11,12</a></b></br> These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so… </p><p class="hdg">i would cause</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Song of Solomon 4:10-16</a></b></br> How fair is thy love, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a></b></br> I am come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9,12</a></b></br> And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth <i>down</i> sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak… </p><p class="hdg">spiced</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Proverbs 9:2</a></b></br> She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Juice</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-6.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-21.htm">Mightest</a> <a href="/songs/8-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/songs/8-1.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Nectar</a> <a href="/songs/3-6.htm">Perfumed</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-9.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-21.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-10.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-10.htm">Used</a> <a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/8-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/songs/8-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/songs/8-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-8.htm">Juice</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/daniel/2-30.htm">Mightest</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Nectar</a> <a href="/mark/14-8.htm">Perfumed</a> <a href="/joel/1-12.htm">Pomegranate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Pomegranates</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Teacher</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Used</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-1.htm">The love of the church to Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">The vehemence of love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-8.htm">The calling of the Gentiles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-14.htm">the church prays for Christ's coming</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I would lead you and bring you</b><br>This phrase suggests a sense of guidance and intimacy. In the context of the Song of Solomon, it reflects the deep desire of the bride to be with her beloved. The act of leading and bringing indicates a proactive role, emphasizing the bride's longing to be united with her lover. This can be seen as a metaphor for the believer's desire to lead others to Christ, reflecting the spiritual journey of guiding others to a place of deeper relationship with God.<p><b>to the house of my mother who taught me.</b><br>The reference to the "house of my mother" signifies a place of origin, nurturing, and instruction. In ancient Israelite culture, the mother's house was often a place of safety and familial bonding. It also represents a place of learning and wisdom, as mothers were primary educators in the home. This can be seen as a symbol of the church, where believers are nurtured and taught in the faith. The mention of teaching highlights the importance of spiritual education and discipleship within the Christian community.<p><b>I would give you spiced wine to drink,</b><br>Spiced wine was a luxurious and celebratory drink in ancient times, often associated with feasting and special occasions. It symbolizes abundance, joy, and the richness of love. In a spiritual sense, it can represent the joy and fulfillment found in a relationship with God. The offering of spiced wine can be seen as an act of hospitality and generosity, reflecting the believer's call to share the joy of the Gospel with others.<p><b>the nectar of my pomegranates.</b><br>Pomegranates were a symbol of fertility, love, and prosperity in the ancient Near East. The fruit's numerous seeds made it a symbol of abundance and blessing. In the context of the Song of Solomon, it represents the sweetness and richness of love. Spiritually, it can be seen as a type of the blessings and spiritual fruitfulness that come from a life in Christ. The imagery of nectar suggests something precious and delightful, echoing the believer's experience of the sweetness of God's presence and the blessings of a life lived in communion with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, often interpreted as the Shulammite woman, expressing her desire to bring her beloved into her familial and intimate space.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mother's_house.htm">The Mother’s House</a></b><br>Symbolizes a place of nurturing, teaching, and familial intimacy. It is a setting of safety and instruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/spiced_wine_and_pomegranates.htm">Spiced Wine and Pomegranates</a></b><br>Represents abundance, love, and the richness of the relationship. These are symbols of delight and pleasure in the context of love.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_influence.htm">The Importance of Family Influence</a></b><br>The reference to the mother’s house highlights the role of family in shaping values and relationships. It encourages us to consider how our family backgrounds influence our current relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_and_vulnerability.htm">Intimacy and Vulnerability</a></b><br>Bringing someone into the "house of my mother" signifies a deep level of trust and vulnerability. In our relationships, we should strive for openness and authenticity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_abundance_in_relationships.htm">Symbolism of Abundance in Relationships</a></b><br>The spiced wine and pomegranates symbolize the richness and joy that should be present in our relationships. We are called to cultivate love that is abundant and life-giving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/teaching_and_learning_in_relationships.htm">Teaching and Learning in Relationships</a></b><br>The mention of the mother as a teacher suggests that relationships are places of mutual learning and growth. We should seek to learn from one another and grow together in love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_support_song_of_solomon_8_2-4.htm">Are there any archaeological findings that corroborate the cultural practices alluded to in Song of Solomon 8:2–4, or are these references purely poetic? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'rounded_bowl'_navel_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">Song of Solomon 7:2 - Does describing a navel as a 'rounded bowl' for wine suggest literal impossibility or exaggeration that conflicts with scientific reality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_song_2's_romance_conflict_with_bible_themes.htm">Does the romantic language throughout Song of Solomon 2 conflict with traditional interpretations of divine or covenantal themes elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Juice of my pomegranate.</span>--<span class= "bld">"</span>The Orientals," says Dr. Kitto, "indulge largely in beverages made of fresh juice of various kinds of fruits. Among these, sherbet made of pomegranate juice is particularly esteemed; and from its agreeable and cooling acidity, the present writer was himself accustomed to prefer it to any other drink of this description." The meaning of the verse is explained by <a href="/songs/1-2.htm" title="Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better than wine.">Song of Solomon 1:2</a>; <a href="/songs/5-1.htm" title="I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved.">Song of Solomon 5:1</a>; <a href="/songs/7-9.htm" title="And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.">Song of Solomon 7:9</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I would lead you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(’en·hā·ḡă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bring you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·’ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who taught me.</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·lam·mə·ḏê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3925.htm">Strong's 3925: </a> </span><span class="str2">To exercise in, learn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would give you spiced</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֶ֔קַח</span> <span class="translit">(hā·re·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7544.htm">Strong's 7544: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perfumery, spicery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֣יִן</span> <span class="translit">(mî·ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to drink,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׁקְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·qə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nectar</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲסִ֖יס</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·sîs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6071.htm">Strong's 6071: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my pomegranates.</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמֹּנִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(rim·mō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7416.htm">Strong's 7416: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pomegranate, the tree, the fruit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/8-2.htm">Song of Solomon 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/8-2.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 8:2 I would lead you bringing you into (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/8-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/8-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>