Proverbs 7:18
18 Come, let’s drink deeply ▼
▼tn The verb means “to be saturated; to drink one’s fill,” and can at times mean “to be intoxicated with.”
of lovemaking ▼▼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.
until morning; let’s delight ourselves ▼
▼tn The form is the Hitpael cohortative of עָלַס (ʿalas), which means “to rejoice.” Cf. NIV “let’s enjoy ourselves.”
with love’s pleasures.
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