Song of Solomon 3:3–4
3 The sentinels who go about in the city found me.
“Have you seen the one whom my ⌊heart⌋d loves?”
4 ⌊Scarcely had I passed⌋e by them
when I found him whom my ⌊heart⌋f loves.
I held him and I would not let him go
until I brought him to the house of my mother,
into the bedroom chamber of she who conceived me.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 The watchmen found me
as they made their rounds in the city.
“Have you seen the one my heart loves?”
4 Scarcely had I passed them
when I found the one my heart loves.
I held him and would not let him go
till I had brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room of the one who conceived me.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 The watchmen found me
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me:
To whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 The watchmen stopped me as they made their rounds,
and I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 The watchmen who go about the city found me;
I said,
“Have you seen the one I love?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 The watchmen found me as they patrolled the city,
so I asked, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 As soon as I had left them,
I found the one I love.
I held him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room where I was born.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me;
To whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: —Have ye seen him whom my soul loveth? 4 —Scarcely 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 The watchmen making their rounds in the city found me.
⸤I asked,⸥ “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 The guards who go about the city found me.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 The sentinels found me,
as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
4 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.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Those on guard duty found me
as they were walking around in the city.
‘Have you seen the one my heart loves?’ I asked.
4 As soon as I had passed by them
I found the one my heart loves.
I threw my arms around him. I didn’t let him go
until I had brought him to my mother’s house.
I took him to my mother’s room.
Song of Solomon 3:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 “The watchmen who make the rounds in the city found me,
And I said, ‘Have you seen him whom my soul loves?’
4 “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.”