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Berean Standard Bible

“I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.”

Song of Solomon 3:4

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In the Song, the woman describes a nighttime search for her beloved through the city streets. She asks the watchmen if they have seen him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

World English Bible (WEB)

I had scarcely passed from 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, into the room of her who conceived me.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I was but a little way from them, when I came face to face with him who is the love of my soul. I took him by the hands, and did not let him go, till I had taken him into my mother's house, and into the room of her who gave me birth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pasando de ellos un poco, hallé luego al que mi alma ama: trabé de él, y no lo dejé, hasta que lo metí en casa de mi madre, y en la cámara de la que me engendró.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un poco más tarde lo hallé, lo retuve y no lo dejé ir hasta llevarlo al hogar de mi madre, a la alcoba donde ella me concibió.

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