The wish “Oh that you were like my brother”
내 어미의 젖을 먹은 오라비 같았었더면 하는 말
Song of Solomon 8:1–4: the speaker (“I”) says, “Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me. I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate. His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me. I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.” At 8:2 the Korean Revised Version reads 네게서 교훈을 받았으리라, instruction received from the one spoken to, where WEB has the mother instruct; at 8:3 it reads 너는 왼손으론 내 머리에 베개하고, speaking to that one, where WEB reads “His left hand”; and it ends 8:4 with 나의 사랑하는 자가 원하기 전에는, where WEB reads “love, until it so desires”.
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- SNG 8:1–4, engwebp
1Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.
2I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate.
3His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me.
4I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: The wish “Oh that you were like my brother” (event-sng-8-the-wish-that-you-were-like-my-brother) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/sng-8-the-wish-that-you-were-like-my-brother Current wording: Song of Solomon 8:1–4: the speaker (“I”) says, “Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me. I would lead you, bringing you into the house of my mother, who would instruct me. I would have you drink spiced wine, of the juice of my pomegranate. His left hand would be under my head. His right hand would embrace me. I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.” At 8:2 the Korean Revised Version reads 네게서 교훈을 받았으리라, instruction received from the one spoken to, where WEB has the mother instruct; at 8:3 it reads 너는 왼손으론 내 머리에 베개하고, speaking to that one, where WEB reads “His left hand”; and it ends 8:4 with 나의 사랑하는 자가 원하기 전에는, where WEB reads “love, until it so desires”. Cited evidence: SNG 8:1–4, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.