Songs 8:4
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I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.

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Songs 2:7 I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the field, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.

Songs 3:5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes and the harts of the fields, that you stir not up, nor awake my beloved, till she please.

that ye stir not up, nor awake.

Context
Longing for Her Beloved
3His left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. 4I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love till she please.5Who is this that cometh up from the desert, flowing with delights, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I raised thee up: there thy mother was corrupted, there she was defloured that bore thee.…
Cross References
Songs 1:5
Do not consider me that I am brown, because the sun hath altered my colour: the sons of my mother have fought against me, they have made me the keeper in the vineyards: my vineyard I have not kept.

Songs 2:7
I adjure you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and the harts of the field, that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.

Songs 3:5
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes and the harts of the fields, that you stir not up, nor awake my beloved, till she please.

Lexicon
O daughters
בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

of Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

I adjure you:
הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי (hiš·ba‘·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

Do not arouse
תָּעִ֧ירוּ ׀ (tā·‘î·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5782: To rouse oneself, awake

or awaken
תְּעֹֽרְר֛וּ (tə·‘ō·rə·rū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5782: To rouse oneself, awake

love
הָאַהֲבָ֖ה (hā·’a·hă·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 160: Love (noun)

until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the time is right.
שֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ (šet·teḥ·pāṣ)
Verb
Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire


Additional Translations
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, Until he please.

I have charged you, ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the virtues of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, ... Why should ye stir up, why awake [my] love, till he please?

I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please.

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not, nor awake my love, until he please.

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires. Friends

I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, How ye stir up, And how ye wake the love till she please!
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