1 I am come בָּ֣אתִי Ba.ti H935 into my garden לְגַנִּי֮ le.ga.Ni H1588 , my sister אֲחֹתִ֣י 'a.cho.Ti H269 , my bride כַלָּה֒ kha.Lah H3618 : I have gathered my myrrh מוֹרִי֙ mo.Ri H4753 with my spice; I have eaten H398 my honeycomb with my honey דִּבְשִׁ֔י div.Shi H1706 ; I have drunk וְשִׁכְר֖וּ ve.shikh.Ru H7937 my wine יֵינִ֖י yei.Ni H3196 with my milk חֲלָבִ֑י cha.la.Vi H2461 . Eat H398 , O friends רֵעִ֔ים re.'Im H7453 ; Drink H8354 , yea, drink H8354 abundantly, O beloved . 2 I was asleep , but my heart וְלִבִּ֣י ve.li.Bi H3820 waked: It is the voice H6963 of my beloved that knocketh, saying , Open פִּתְחִי־ pit.chi- H6605 to me , my sister אֲחֹתִ֤י 'a.cho.Ti H269 , my love , my dove יוֹנָתִ֣י yo.na.Ti H3123 , my undefiled; For my head שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙ she.ro.Shi H7218 is filled נִמְלָא־ nim.la'- H4390 with dew טָ֔ל Tal H2919 , My locks קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖י ke.vu.tzo.Tai H6977 with the drops of the night לָֽיְלָה׃ La.ye.lah H3915 . 3 I have put אֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה 'el.ba.She.nah H3847 off my garment H3801 ; how אֵיכָ֖כָה 'ei.Kha.khah H349 shall I put H3847 it on ? I have washed רָחַ֥צְתִּי ra.Chatz.ti H7364 my feet H7272 ; how אֵיכָ֥כָה 'ei.Kha.khah H349 shall I defile them ? 4 My beloved put in his hand יָדוֹ֙ ya.Do H3027 by the hole הַחֹ֔ר ha.Chor H2356 of the door, And my heart was moved for him . 5 I rose H6965 up to open לִפְתֹּ֣חַ lif.To.ach H6605 to my beloved ; And my hands וְיָדַ֣י ve.ya.Dai H3027 dropped with myrrh מ֗וֹר Mor H4753 , And my fingers וְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ ve.'etz.be.'o.Tai H676 with liquid myrrh מ֣וֹר Mor H4753 , Upon the handles of the bolt H4514 . 6 I opened פָּתַ֤חְתִּֽי pa.Tach.ti H6605 to my beloved ; But my beloved had withdrawn himself , and was gone H3318 . My soul H5315 had failed me when he spake: I sought H1245 him , but I could not find H4672 him ; I called קְרָאתִ֖יו ke.ra.Tiv H7121 him , but he gave me no answer עָנָֽנִי׃ 'a.Na.ni H6030 . 8 I adjure הִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי hish.Ba'.ti H7650 you , O daughters בְּנ֣וֹת be.Not H1323 of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 , If ye find תִּמְצְאוּ֙ tim.tze.'U H4672 my beloved , That ye tell תַּגִּ֣ידוּ ta.Gi.du H5046 him , that I am sick H2470 from love אַהֲבָ֖ה 'a.ha.Vah H160 . 9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved , O thou fairest among women H802 ? What is thy beloved more than another beloved , That thou dost so adjure H7650 us? 10 My beloved is white and ruddy , The chiefest among ten מֵרְבָבָֽה׃ me.re.va.Vah H7233 thousand H7233 . 11 His head רֹאשׁ֖וֹ ro.Sho H7218 is as the most fine gold כֶּ֣תֶם Ke.tem H3800 ; His locks קְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ ke.vtz.tzo.Tav H6977 are bushy, and black שְׁחֹר֖וֹת she.cho.Rot H7838 as a raven כָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ ka.'o.Rev H6158 . 12 His eyes עֵינָ֕יו 'ei.Nav H5869 are like doves H3123 beside the water-brooks, Washed רֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ ro.cha.tzOt H7364 with milk בֶּֽחָלָ֔ב be.cha.Lav H2461 , and fitly set . 13 His cheeks לְחָיָו֙ le.cha.Yav H3895 are as a bed H6170 of spices הַבֹּ֔שֶׂם ha.Bo.sem H1314 , As banks of sweet herbs : His lips שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙ sif.to.Tav H8193 are as lilies שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔ים sho.sha.Nim H7799 , dropping liquid myrrh מ֥וֹר Mor H4753 . 14 His hands יָדָיו֙ ya.Dav H3027 are as rings of gold זָהָ֔ב za.Hav H2091 set with beryl : His body is as ivory שֵׁ֔ן Shen H8127 work overlaid with sapphires H5601 . 15 His legs שׁוֹקָיו֙ sho.Kav H7785 are as pillars עַמּ֣וּדֵי 'a.Mu.dei H5982 of marble, set upon sockets of fine H8336 gold פָ֑ז Faz H6337 : His aspect is like Lebanon כַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן ka.le.va.Non H3844 , excellent as the cedars כָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ ka.'a.ra.Zim H730 . 16 His mouth חִכּוֹ֙ chi.Ko H2441 is most sweet ; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved , and this is my friend רֵעִ֔י re.'I H7453 , O daughters בְּנ֖וֹת be.Not H1323 of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ ye.ru.sha.Lim H3389 . ← Song of Songs 4 Song of Songs 6 → Commentaries on Song of Songs 5 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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