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Song of Songs 5:2-8

2Iwasasleep,butmyheartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820waked:ItisthevoiceH6963ofmybelovedthatknocketh,saying,Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605tome,mysisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,mylove,mydoveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,myundefiled;Formyheadשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218isfilledנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390withdewטָ֔לTalH2919,Mylocksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977withthedropsofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

3I haveputאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847offmygarmentH3801;howאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall IputH3847iton? I havewashedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364myfeetH7272;howאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I defilethem?

4Mybelovedputinhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027bytheholeהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356ofthedoor,Andmyheartwasmovedforhim.

5IroseH6965uptoopenלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605tomybeloved;Andmyhandsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027droppedwithmyrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753,Andmyfingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676withliquidmyrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753,UponthehandlesoftheboltH4514.

6Iopenedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605tomybeloved;Butmybelovedhadwithdrawnhimself,andwasgoneH3318.MysoulH5315hadfailedmewhenhespake:IsoughtH1245him,butIcouldnotfindH4672him;Icalledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him,buthegavemenoanswerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7ThewatchmenH8104thatgoהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437aboutthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundH4672me,Theysmoteme,theywoundedH5221me;ThekeepersH8104ofthewallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346tookH5375awayH5375mymantlefromme.

8Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you,Odaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ifyefindתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672mybeloved,Thatyetellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him,thatIamsickH2470fromloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

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