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Song of Songs 5:6-15

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.

9Whatisthybelovedmore thananotherbeloved,Othou fairestamongwomenH802?Whatisthybelovedmore thananotherbeloved,Thatthou dostsoadjureH7650us?

10Mybelovediswhiteandruddy,Thechiefest amongtenמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233thousandH7233.

11Hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218isasthemostfinegoldכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800; Hislocksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977arebushy,andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838asaravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12Hiseyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869arelikedovesH3123besidethewater-brooks,Washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364withmilkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461,andfitlyset.

13Hischeeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895areas abedH6170ofspicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, Asbanksofsweetherbs: Hislipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193areasliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799, dropping liquidmyrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14Hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027areasringsofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091setwithberyl:Hisbodyisasivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127work overlaidwithsapphiresH5601.

15Hislegsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785areaspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982ofmarble,setuponsocketsoffineH8336goldפָ֑זFazH6337:HisaspectislikeLebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844, excellentasthecedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

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