Song of Solomon 7:8 (YLT)

Song of Solomon 7:8 · Young's Literal Translation

I said, ‘Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,

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Song of Solomon 7:8 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “I said, ‘Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,”. Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 7, or compare how other translations render it below.

Song of Solomon 7:8 in the Original Hebrew

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I said, אָמַר ʼâmar H559 I will go up עָלָה ʻâlâh H5927 to the palm tree, תָּמָר tâmâr H8558 I will take hold אָחַז ʼâchaz H270 of the boughs סַנְסִן çançin H5577 thereof: now נָא nâʼ H4994 also thy breasts שַׁד shad H7699 shall be הָיָה hâyâh H1961 as clusters אֶשְׁכּוֹל ʼeshkôwl H811 of the vine, גֶּפֶן gephen H1612 and the smell רֵיחַ rêyach H7381 of thy nose אַף ʼaph H639 like apples; תַּפּוּחַ tappûwach H8598

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Song of Solomon 7:8 in Other Translations

KJV	I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
WEB	I said, “I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of its fruit.” Let your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the smell of your breath like apples, Beloved
ASV	I said, I will climb up into the palm-tree, I will take hold of the branches thereof: Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, And the smell of thy breath like apples,
YLT	I said, ‘Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,
WBT	I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of its boughs: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
DBY	I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof; And thy breasts shall indeed be like clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy nose like apples,

Cross References for Song of Solomon 7:8

2 Corinthians 2:14 John 14:21–23 Song of Solomon 1:3 Song of Solomon 2:3 Song of Solomon 2:5 Song of Solomon 4:16–5:1 Jeremiah 32:41

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Questions about Song of Solomon 7:8

What does Song of Solomon 7:8 say?

Song of Solomon 7:8 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “I said, ‘Let me go up on the palm, Let me lay hold on its boughs, Yea, let thy breasts be, I pray thee, as clusters of the vine, And the fragrance of thy face as citrons,” Read it in the full context of Song of Solomon 7, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Song of Solomon 7:8 found in the Bible?

Song of Solomon 7:8 is in the book of Song of Solomon, chapter 7, verse 8, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Song of Solomon 7:8 shown in?

This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Song of Solomon 7:8 in the table on this page.

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