Song of Solomon 5:8
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The Triumph of Love: The Beloved Praises Her Lover
The Beloved to the Maidens:
5:8O maidens of Jerusalem, I command you—
If you find my beloved, what will you tell him?
Tell him that I am lovesick!19
Footnotes
- 19 The genitive construct חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה (kholat ’ahavah, “sick of love”) denotes “lovesick.” This is an example of a genitive of cause, that is, the Beloved was (physically/emotionally) sick because of her unrequited love for him. See study note on .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved,
that you tell him
I am sick with love.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you—
if you find my beloved,
what will you tell him?
Tell him I am faint with love.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you,
if you find my love,
tell him that I am lovesick.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Make this promise, O women of Jerusalem—
If you find my lover,
tell him I am weak with love.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
I adjure you, O maidens of Jerusalem,
if you find my beloved, what will you tell him?
Tell him that I am lovesick!
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
If ye find my beloved, that ye tell him,
That I am sick of love.
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