Song of Songs 8:1
O that you were to me like a brother
What it says
The bride wishes the beloved were like a brother so she could show affection openly without reproach.
What it is doing
This verse expresses her longing for unhindered public closeness.
In context
1O that you were to me like a brother 2I would lead you and bring you 3His left hand is under my head, 4O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you: