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Proverbs 7:18
New English Translation
Proverbs 7:18
New English Translation
18 Come, let’s drink deeply[a] of lovemaking[b] until morning,
let’s delight ourselves[c] with love’s pleasures.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:18 tn The verb means “to be saturated; to drink one’s fill,” and can at times mean “to be intoxicated with.”
- Proverbs 7:18 tn Heb “loves.” The word דּוֹד (dod) means physical love or lovemaking. It is found frequently in the Song of Solomon for the loved one, the beloved.
- Proverbs 7:18 tn The form is the Hitpael cohortative of עָלַס (ʿalas), which means “to rejoice.” Cf. NIV “let’s enjoy ourselves.”
Proverbs 7:18
New International Version
Proverbs 7:18
New International Version
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(A)
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