Song of Solomon 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Scarcelyכִּמְעַט֙
(kim·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
had I leftשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּי
(she·'a·var·ti)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
them Whenעַ֣ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
I foundשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִי
(shem·ma·tza·ti,)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him whom 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
loves;שֶׁאָהֲבָ֖ה
(she·'a·ha·vah)
157: to lovea prim. root
I heldאֲחַזְתִּיו֙
(a·chaz·tiv)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
on to him and would not let him goאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ
(ar·pen·nu,)
7503: sink, relaxa prim. root
Untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
I had broughtשֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙
(she·ha·vei·tiv)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
him to my mother'sאִמִּ֔י
(im·mi,)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
house,בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
And into the roomחֶ֖דֶר
(che·der)
2315: a chamber, roomfrom chadar
of her who conceivedהֹורָתִֽי׃
(ho·v·ra·ti.)
2029: to conceive, become pregnanta prim. root
me." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
It was but a little
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
that I passed
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
from them but I found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him whom my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
loveth
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
I held
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
him and would not let him go
raphah  (raw-faw')
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
until I had brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
him into my mother's
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and into the chamber
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
of her that conceived
harah  (haw-raw')
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive -- been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
It was but a little after 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 conceived me.
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