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I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother&#8217s house, to the room of the one who conceived me. <a href="/nlt/songs/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then scarcely had I left them when I found my love! I caught and held him tightly, then I brought him to my mother’s house, into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived. <a href="/esv/songs/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Scarcely had I passed 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, and into the chamber of her who conceived me. <a href="/bsb/songs/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me. <a href="/kjv/songs/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/songs/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me. <a href="/nasb_/songs/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Hardly had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the room of her who conceived me.” <a href="/nasb/songs/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Scarcely had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother&#8217s house, And into the room of her who conceived me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/songs/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Scarcely had I left them When I found him whom my soul loves; I held on to him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the room of her who conceived me.” <a href="/lsb/songs/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Scarcely had I passed them by When I found him whom my soul loves; I seized him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.” <a href="/amp/songs/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Scarcely had I passed them When I found him whom my soul loves. I held on to him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother’s house, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.” <a href="/csb/songs/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house — to the chamber of the one who conceived me. <a href="/hcsb/songs/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother&#8217s house— to the chamber of the one who conceived me. <a href="/asv/songs/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/songs/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Right after that, I found him. I held him and would not let go until I had taken him to the home of my mother. <a href="/erv/songs/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/songs/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I had just left them when I found the one I love. I held on to him and would not let him go until I had brought him into my mother's house, into the bedroom of the one who conceived me. <a href="/gnt/songs/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> As soon as I left them, I found him. I held him and wouldn't let him go until I took him to my mother's house, to the room where I was born. <a href="/isv/songs/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and wouldn't let him go until I brought him to my mother's house, to the room of the one who conceived me. <a href="/msb/songs/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me. <a href="/net/songs/3.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/songs/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/songs/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/songs/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/songs/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> But I passed on a little from them, "" Until I found him whom my soul has loved! I seized him, and did not let him go, "" Until I brought him to the house of my mother—And the chamber of her that conceived me. <a href="/ylt/songs/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/songs/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> As a little I passed from them till I found him my soul loved: I held him fast, and I shall not let him go till I brought him into my mother's house, and to the chamber of her conceiving me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/songs/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When I had a little passed by them, I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him: and I will not let him go, till I bring him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that bore me. <a href="/cpdv/songs/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When I had passed by them a little, I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not release him, until I would bring him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her who bore me. <a href="/nabre/songs/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Hardly had I left them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of her who conceived me. <a href="/nrsvce/songs/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Scarcely had I passed them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go until I brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/songs/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Scarcely had I passed by 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 and into the chamber of her that bore me. <a href="/hpbt/songs/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> When I passed from them a little until I found him whom my soul loved, I seized him and I did not let go of him until I brought him to the house of my mother to the bedroom of her who bore me<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/songs/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Scarce had 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. <a href="/sep/songs/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> It was as a little while after I parted from them, that I found him whom my soul loves: I held him, and did not let him go, until I brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. <a href="/parallel/songs/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=362" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/songs/3.htm">The Bride's Dream</a> …3I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?” 4<a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: kim·‘aṭ (Prep-k:: Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">I had just</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: še·‘ā·ḇar·tî (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passed</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: šem·mā·ṣā·ṯî (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I found</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">the one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: še·’ā·hă·ḇāh (Pro-r:: V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">love.</a> <a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: ’ă·ḥaz·tîw (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">I held him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7503.htm" title="7503: ’ar·pen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mse) -- Sink, relax. A primitive root; to slacken.">let go</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: še·hă·ḇê·ṯîw (Pro-r:: V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I had brought him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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).">my mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: ḥe·ḏer (N-msc) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">the chamber</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: hō·w·rā·ṯî (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc:: 1cs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">of the one who conceived me.</a> 5O 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Genesis 2:23-24</a> And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” / For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. <a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Psalm 45:10-11</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a> For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth. <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a> So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” <a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a> The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. <a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a> Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. <a href="/john/3-29.htm">John 3:29</a> The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a> Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. <a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-9</a> Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / 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.” <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a> I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-17.htm">1 Corinthians 6:17</a> But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. <a href="/isaiah/62-4.htm">Isaiah 62:4-5</a> No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride. / 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. <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a> “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... <a href="/john/15-9.htm">John 15:9</a> As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 that conceived me.but<a href="/songs/6-12.htm">Song of Solomon 6:12</a> Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.<a href="/proverbs/8-17.htm">Proverbs 8:17</a> I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<a href="/isaiah/45-19.htm">Isaiah 45:19</a> I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.i held<a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5</a> Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.<a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26</a> And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.<a href="/proverbs/4-13.htm">Proverbs 4:13</a> Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.i had<a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Psalm 49:14-18</a> Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling… <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Psalm 54:1-3</a> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength… <a href="/galatians/4-26.htm">Galatians 4:26</a> But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/45-13.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-19.htm">Held</a> <a href="/songs/2-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/songs/2-13.htm">Love</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-15.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/songs/2-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-16.htm">Room</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Scarce</a> <a href="/job/29-24.htm">Scarcely</a> <a href="/psalms/119-53.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/songs/3-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Found</a> <a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Held</a> <a href="/songs/8-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/songs/3-5.htm">Love</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Room</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Scarce</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-24.htm">Scarcely</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/songs/5-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/songs/4-6.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 3</div>1. <a href="/songs/3-1.htm">the church's fight and victory in temptation</a> 6. <a href="/songs/3-6.htm">The church glories in Christ</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/songs/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>I had just passed them This phrase suggests a moment of transition and movement. In the Hebrew context, the word "passed" (עָבַר, 'avar) often implies crossing over or moving beyond a boundary. This can symbolize a spiritual journey or a transition from searching to finding. The "them" likely refers to the watchmen mentioned in the previous verse, representing obstacles or challenges in the pursuit of love. Spiritually, this can be seen as overcoming trials to reach a deeper relationship with Christ, who is the ultimate beloved.when I found the one I love The Hebrew word for "found" (מָצָא, matsa) conveys a sense of discovery and attainment. This is a pivotal moment of fulfillment and joy, reflecting the deep longing and search for true love. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as the soul's discovery of Christ, the ultimate source of love and fulfillment. The phrase "the one I love" emphasizes a personal and intimate relationship, mirroring the believer's relationship with Jesus, who is often referred to as the Bridegroom in Christian theology.I held him and would not let him go The act of holding (אָחַז, 'achaz) signifies a firm grasp and a refusal to release. This reflects a deep commitment and desire to maintain closeness with the beloved. In a spiritual context, it represents the believer's determination to cling to Christ, echoing the sentiment found in <a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Philippians 3:12-14</a>, where Paul speaks of pressing on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of him. This phrase underscores the importance of perseverance and dedication in one's faith journey.until I had brought him to my mother’s house Bringing the beloved to the "mother’s house" signifies a return to origins and a place of nurturing and safety. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the mother's house was a place of familial blessing and approval. Spiritually, this can symbolize bringing Christ into the heart, the innermost part of one's being, where He can dwell and transform. It also reflects the desire to integrate one's faith into every aspect of life, seeking the approval and blessing of one's spiritual heritage.to the chamber of the one who conceived me The "chamber" (חֶדֶר, cheder) is an intimate, private space, often associated with rest and security. This phrase highlights the depth of intimacy and connection desired with the beloved. In a spiritual sense, it can represent the inner sanctum of the heart where Christ is invited to reside. The mention of "the one who conceived me" points to origins and identity, reminding believers of their spiritual rebirth and identity in Christ. It emphasizes the transformative power of divine love, which renews and redefines one's life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) I held him . . .--Bossuet, following Bede, regards this as prophetic of Mary Magdalen (type of the Church) on the morning of the Resurrection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - 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. This verse plainly points to the search referred to in the previous verse being limited to the neighbourhood of Shulamith's home. The lover was not far off, though he had delayed his coming. Possibly it is a real occurrence which is related. In that case we must suppose that the night was not very far advanced. But the hypothesis of a dream is the most natural explanation. The word cherer, which is used of the house, denotes the inner part, penetralia. The modesty of the last clause is very beautiful. The mother would, of course, at that time be in her sleeping chamber. There alone would the maiden receive her lover at such a time. The mother would gladly welcome the young man, and thus the love which Shulamith declares is set upon the ground of perfect chastity and homely purity. The object of this little episode introduced by the bride into her song as she lies in the arms of Solomon is to show that, ecstatic and intense as her devotion is, it is not the lawless affection of a concubine, but the love of a noble wife. The religious emotions are always presented to us in Scripture, not as wild fanaticism or superficial excitement, but as pure offering of the heart which blends with the highest relations and interests of human life, and sanctifies home and country with all their ties and obligations. The mother and the child are one in the new atmosphere of bridal joy. No religion is worthy of the name which does not bring its object into the chamber of her who conceived us. We love all that are bound with us in life not the less, but the more, because we love Christ supremely. We revere all that is just and holy in the common world the more, and not the less, because we worship God and serve the Lord. What a rebuke to asceticism, monasticism, and all unsocial religion! <a href="/commentaries/songs/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I had just כִּמְעַט֙ (kim·‘aṭ) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> A little, fewness, a few passed שֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּי (še·‘ā·ḇar·tî) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on them מֵהֶ֔ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They when עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while I found שֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִי (šem·mā·ṣā·ṯî) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present the one אֵ֥ת (’êṯ) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case I נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion love. שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה (še·’ā·hă·ḇāh) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f I held him אֲחַזְתִּיו֙ (’ă·ḥaz·tîw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> To grasp, take hold, take possession and would not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no let go אַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ (’ar·pen·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7503.htm">Strong's 7503: </a> Sink, relax until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while I had brought שֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙ (še·hă·ḇê·ṯîw) Pronoun - relative | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go him to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to my mother’s אִמִּ֔י (’im·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) house, בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the chamber חֶ֖דֶר (ḥe·ḏer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> A chamber, room of the one who conceived me. הוֹרָתִֽי׃ (hō·w·rā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> To conceive, become pregnant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 3:4 I had scarcely passed from them when (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/3-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 3:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 3:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/3-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 3:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 3:5" /></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>