Proverbs 7:18

“Come, let us drink our fill of love until the morning; let us delight ourselves with caresses.”

Proverbs 7:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 7:18, word by word

Comeלְכָlecha

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lecha” appears
let us drink our fillנִרְוֶהnirve

drink one's fill

To drink until wanting no more.

Where else “nirve” appears
of loveדֹדִיםdodim

love

The caresses of lovers.

Where else “dodim” appears
the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
let us delight ourselvesנִתְעַלְּסָהnitalsa

rejoice

To rejoice, to leap for joy.

Where else “nitalsa” appears
with caressesאֳהָבִיםohavim

love, lovemaking

Love, caresses.

Where else “ohavim” appears

The context

17I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 · This verse (above)

19For the man is not in his house; he has gone on a journey far away.

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