Proverbs 5:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. | A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. | As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a doe of | אַיֶּ֥לֶת | 'ai-YE-let | H0355 | doeאַיָּלָה (ay.ya.lah) doe, deer, hind |
| loves | אֲהָבִ֗ים | 'a-ha-VIM | H0158 | loverאַ֫הַב (a.hav) 1) loves, amours (only in plural) ahbym 2) (TWOT) love |
| and a goat of | וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ | ve-ya-'a-LAT- | H3280 | doeיַעֲלָה (ya.a.lah) female mountain goat |
| grace | חֵ֥ן | chen | H2580 | favorחֵן (chen) 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance |
| breasts her | דַּ֭דֶּיהָ | DA-dei-ha | H1717 | breastדַּד (dad) breast, nipple, teat |
| may they satisfy you | יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ | ye-ra-VU-kha | H7301 | to quenchרָוָה (ra.vah) 1) to be satiated or saturated, have or drink one's fill 1a) (Qal) to take one's fill 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to be drunk, be intoxicated 1b2) to drench, water abundantly, saturate 1c) (Hiphil) to saturate, water, cause to drink |
| at every | בְכָל־ | ve-khol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| time | עֵ֑ת | 'Et | H6256 | timeעֵת (et) 1) time 1a) time (of an event) 1b) time (usual) 1c) experiences, fortunes 1d) occurrence, occasion |
| by love her | בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ | be-'a-ha-va-TAH | H0160 | loveאַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) 1) love 1a) human love for human object 1a1) of man toward man 1a2) of man toward himself 1a3) between man and woman 1a4) sexual desire 2) God's love to His people |
| may you be intoxicated | תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה | tish-GEH | H7686 | to wanderשָׁגָה (sha.gah) 1) to go astray, stray, err 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to err, stray 1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness) 1a3) to go astray (morally) 1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead astray 1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally) 1b3) to lead astray (morally) |
| continually | תָמִֽיד׃ | ta-MID | H8548 | continuallyתָּמִיד (ta.mid) 1) continuity, perpetuity, to stretch 1a) continually, continuously (as adverb) 1b) continuity (subst) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.