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Song of Songs 3

1Bynightבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.LotH3915onmybedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.ViH4904IsoughtH1245himwhommysoulH5315loveth:IsoughtH1245him,butIfoundH4672himnot.

2Isaid,IwillriseH6965now,andgoוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הva.'a.so.VahH5437aboutthecityבָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892;Inthestreetsandinthebroad waysIwillseekH1245himwhommysoulH5315loveth:IsoughtH1245him,butIfoundH4672himnot.

3Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104thatgoהַסֹּבְבִ֖יםha.soe.VimH5437aboutthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892foundH4672me;TowhomIsaid,SawH7200yehimwhommysoulH5315loveth?

4Itwasbutalittleכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592thatIpassedH5674fromthem,WhenIfoundH4672himwhommysoulH5315loveth:IheldH270him,andwouldnotlethimgoH935,UntilIhadbroughtH935himintomymother’sאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,AndintothechamberH2315ofherthatconceivedH2029me.

5Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you,Odaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Bytheroes,orbythehindsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,ThatyestirH5782notup,norawakeH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,Untilheplease.

6Whoisthisthatcomethupfromthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057LikepillarsofsmokeH6999,Perfumedwithmyrrhמוֹר֙mOrH4753andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.NahH3828,Withallpowdersofthemerchant?

7Behold,itisthelitterofSolomonשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lish.lo.MohH8010; ThreescoremightyH1368menH1368areaboutit,OfthemightyH1368menH1368ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Theyallhandletheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andareexpertinwarH4421:EverymanH376hathhisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719uponhisthighיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409,BecauseoffearH6343inthenightבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba.lei.LotH3915.

9Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213himselfapalanquinOfthewoodמֵעֲצֵ֖יme.'a.TzeiH6086ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

10HemadeH6213thepillarsH5982thereofofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,Thebottom thereofofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,theseatofitofpurpleאַרְגָּמָ֑ן'ar.ga.ManH713,ThemidstH8432thereof being pavedwithloveH160,Fromthedaughtersמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11GoH3318forthH3318, O yedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,andbeholdkingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,Withthecrownבָּעֲטָרָ֗הba.'a.ta.RahH5850wherewithhismotherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517hathcrownedH5849himInthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisespousals,Andinthedayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofthegladnessH8057ofhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃ סli.BoH3820.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 3

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