Song of Solomon 8:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"We have a littleקְטַנָּ֔ה
(ke·tan·nah,)
6996a: small, young, unimportantfrom qaton
sister,אָחֹ֥ות
(a·cho·vt)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
And she has noאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
breasts;וְשָׁדַ֖יִם
(ve·sha·da·yim)
7699a: (female) breastfrom an unused word
Whatמַֽה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙
(na·'a·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ
(la·'a·cho·te·nu,)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
On the dayבַּיֹּ֖ום
(bai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
when 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
she is spokenשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־
(shei·ye·dub·bar-)
1696: to speaka prim. root
for? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
We have a little
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
and she hath no breasts
shad  (shad)
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) -- breast, pap, teat.
what shall we do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
for our sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
in the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
when she shall be spoken for
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"We have a little sister, And she has no breasts; What shall we do for our sister On the day when she is spoken for?

King James Bible
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our sister is young; she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?

International Standard Version
We have a little sister, and she has not yet reached maturity. What will we do for our sister to prepare her for her engagement?

NET Bible
We have a little sister, and as yet she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What will we do for our sister on the day she becomes engaged?

King James 2000 Bible
We have a little sister, and she has no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
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