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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.
- WEB
- I loved her and sought her from my youth. I sought to take her for my bride. I became enamoured by her beauty.
- DRC
- Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty.
- LXXE
- I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ταύτην ἐφίλησα καὶ ἐξεζήτησα ἐκ νεότητός μου, καὶ ἐζήτησα νύμφην ἀγαγέσθαι ἐμαυτῷ, καὶ ἐραστὴς ἐγενόμην τοῦ κάλλους αὐτῆς.