Proverbs 5:19
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5:19a loving doe,42 a graceful deer;
may her breasts satisfy you at all times,
may you be captivated43 by her love always.
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- 42 The construct expression “a doe of loves” is an attributive genitive, describing the doe with the word “loves.” The plural noun may be an abstract plural of intensification (but this noun only occurs in the plural). The same construction follows with a “deer of grace”—a graceful deer. The imagery for intimate love in marriage is now employed to stress the beauty of sexual fulfillment as it was intended. The doe and deer, both implied comparisons, exhibit the grace and love of the wife.
- 43 The verb שָׁגָה (shagah) means “to swerve; to meander; to reel” as in drunkenness; it signifies a staggering gait expressing the ecstatic joy of a captivated lover. It may also mean “to be always intoxicated with her love” (cf. ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
a lovely deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight;
be intoxicated always in her love.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A loving deer, a graceful doe—
let her breasts always satisfy you;
be lost in her love forever.
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NLTNew Living Translation
She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her love.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
She is a deer of love and a doe of grace;
may her breasts satisfy you always;
by her love may you be intoxicated continually.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe;
Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times;
And be thou ravished always with her love.
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