American Standard Version

Song of Songs 1

1TheSongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofsongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892,whichisSolomon’s.

2Lethimkissmewiththekissesofhismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310;Forthyloveisbetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Thineoilsשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081haveagoodly fragrance; Thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034isasoilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081poured forth;ThereforeH3651dothevirginsloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me; wewillrunנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323afterthee:Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathbroughtH935meintohischambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315; Wewillbegladוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055andrejoiceH8055inthee; WewillmakeH8055mentionofthyloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157morethanofwineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196:RightlydotheyloveH157thee.

5Iamblackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838,butcomely, Oh yedaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Asthetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,Asthecurtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Lookתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200notuponme, becauseIamswarthy, Becausethesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121hathscorchedme.Mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121wereincensed againstme;TheymadeH7760mekeeperofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754;Butmine ownvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754haveInotkept.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me,Othou whommysoulH5315loveth,Wherethou feedest thyflockעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739,Wherethou makestittorestatnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:Forwhyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100shouldIbeאֶֽהְיֶה֙'eh.YehH1961asonethatisveiledBesidetheflocksH5739ofthycompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?

8Ifthouknowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045not,Othou fairestamongwomenH802,Goצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318thywayforthH3318bythefootstepsoftheflockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,AndfeedH7462thy kidsbesidetheshepherds’tents.

9Ihavecomparedthee, O my love,ToasteedinPharaoh’schariotsH7393.

10Thycheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895arecomelywithplaitsofhair, Thyneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677withstringsofjewels.

11Wewillmakeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213thee plaitsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091Withstudsofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12Whilethekingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428satathistable,Myspikenardsentforthitsfragrance.

13Mybelovedisunto me asabundleofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753, That lieth betwixtmybreastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14Mybelovedisunto me as aclusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811ofhenna-flowers In thevineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754ofEn-gedi.

15Behold, thou artfair, my love;Beholdthou artfair; Thineeyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869areasdovesH3123.

16Behold, thou artfair,mybeloved, yea,pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273:AlsoH637ourcouchH6210isgreen.

17Thebeamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982ofourhouseH1004arecedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,Andourraftersarefirs.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain