American Standard Version

Song of Songs 4

1Behold, thou artfair,mylove;behold, thou artfair; Thineeyesעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869areasdovesH3123behindthyveilלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle.tza.ma.TekhH6777. Thyhairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181isasaflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofgoatsH5795,Thatlie alongthesideofmountGileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

2Thyteethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127arelikeaflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofewesthatarenewlyshorn, Whicharecomeשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927upfromthewashingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367, Whereofeveryonehathtwinsמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382,Andnoneisbereavedamongthem.

3Thylipsשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193arelikeathreadכְּח֤וּטke.ChutH2339ofscarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.NiH8144,Andthy mouthiscomely. Thytemplesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541arelikeapieceofapomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416Behindthyveilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

4Thyneckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677islikethetowerכְּמִגְדַּ֤לke.mig.DalH4026ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732Buildedforanarmory, WhereontherehangH8518athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505bucklers,Alltheshieldsהַמָּגֵן֙ha.ma.GenH4043ofthemightyH1368menH1368.

5Thytwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699areliketwoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082Thataretwinsתְּאוֹמֵ֣יte.'o.MeiH8380ofa roe, WhichfeedH7462amongtheliliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

6Untilthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117becool,andtheshadowsfleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127away,Iwillgetmetothemountainהַ֣רharH2022ofmyrrhהַמּ֔וֹרha.MorH4753,AndtothehillH2022offrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

7Thou artallfair,mylove;Andthereisnospotinthee.

8Comeתָּב֑וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935withmefromLebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844,mybrideכַּלָּ֔הka.LahH3618,WithmefromLebanonמִלְּבָנ֣וֹןmi.le.va.NonH3844:Lookfromthetopמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218ofAmanaאֲמָנָ֗ה'a.ma.NahH549,Fromthetopמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218ofSenirשְׂנִיר֙se.NirH8149andHermonוְחֶרְמ֔וֹןve.cher.MonH2768,Fromthelions’אֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738densמִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתmi.me.'o.NotH4585,Fromthemountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵ֖יme.ha.ReiH2042oftheleopardsנְמֵרִֽים׃ne.me.RimH5246.

9Thou hast ravished my heart, mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618; Thou hast ravished my heartwithoneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.chadH259ofthineeyesמֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhH5869,Withoneבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259chainofthyneckH6677.

10Howמַה־mah-H4100fairisthylove,mysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269,mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618!Howמַה־mah-H4100muchbetteristhylovethanwineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196!Andthefragranceofthineoilsשְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhH8081thanallmannerofspicesH1314!

11Thylipsשִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193, Omybrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618, dropasthehoneycomb:Honeyדְּבַ֤שׁde.VashH1706andmilkוְחָלָב֙ve.cha.LavH2461areunderthytongueלְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.NekhH3956;Andthesmellofthygarmentsשַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhH8008islikethesmellofLebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃ סle.va.NonH3844.

12Agardenגַּ֥ן׀ganH1588shutupismysisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618;Aspringמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599shutup,afountainsealedחָתֽוּם׃cha.TumH2856.

13ThyshootsareanorchardofpomegranatesH7416,withpreciousfruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529;Hennaכְּפָרִ֖יםke.fa.RimH3724withspikenardplants,

14Spikenardandsaffron,Calamusקָנֶה֙ka.NehH7070andcinnamonוְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.MonH7076,withalltreesH6086offrankincenseלְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahH3828;Myrrhמֹ֚רmorH4753andaloes,withallthechiefH7218spicesH1314.

15Thou artafountainofgardensגַּנִּ֔יםga.NimH1588,Awellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875oflivingwatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,Andflowingוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140streamsH5140fromLebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃le.va.NonH3844.

16Awakeע֤וּרִי'U.riH5782,Onorthצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828windתֵימָ֔ןtei.ManH8486;andcomeוּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iH935, thousouthH8486;Blowuponmygardenגַנִּ֖יga.NiH1588,thatthespicesH1314thereofmayflowיִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.LuH5140out. Letmybelovedcomeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935intohisgardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588,Andeatוְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.KhalH398hispreciousfruitsפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529.

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4

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