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Song of Songs 1:1-6

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.

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