1WhitheristhybelovedgoneH1980,Othou fairestamongwomenH802? Whither hath thybelovedturnedפָּנָ֣הpa.NahH6437him,Thatwemayseekוּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּu.ne.vak.She.nuH1245himwiththee? 2MybelovedisgoneH3381downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381tohisgardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588,Tothebedsלַעֲרוּג֖וֹתla.'a.ru.GotH6170ofspicesהַבֹּ֑שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,TofeedH7462inthegardensבַּגַּנִּ֔יםba.ga.NimH1588,andtogatherוְלִלְקֹ֖טve.lil.KotH3950liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃Sho.o.sha.NimH7799. 3Iammybeloved’s,andmybelovedismine: He feedeth his flock amongtheliliesבַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ סba.sho.sha.NimH7799. 4Thou artfair,Omy love,asTirzahכְּתִרְצָ֔הke.tir.TzahH8656,ComelyasJerusalemכִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םki.ru.sha.LimH3389, Terribleasanarmywithbanners. 5Turnהָסֵ֤בִּיha.Se.biH5437awaythineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869fromme,Fortheyhaveovercomeme. Thyhairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181isasaflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofgoatsH5795,Thatlie alongthesideofGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568. 6Thyteethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127arelikeaflockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739ofewesהָֽרְחֵלִ֔יםha.re.che.LimH7353, Whicharecomeשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927upfromthewashingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367; Whereofeveryonehathtwinsמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382,Andnoneisbereavedamongthem. 7Thytemplesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541are likeapieceofapomegranateהָרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416Behindthyveilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777. 8Therearethreescorequeensמְּלָכ֔וֹתme.la.KhotH4436,andfourscoreconcubinesH6370,Andvirginswithoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557. 9Mydoveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,myundefiled,isbutoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259;Sheistheonlyoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofhermotherלְאִמָּ֔הּle.'i.MahH517;SheisthechoiceoneH259ofherthatbareher.Thedaughtersבָנוֹת֙va.nOtH1323sawH7200her,andcalledוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833herblessed; Yea,thequeensמְלָכ֥וֹתme.la.KhotH4436andtheconcubinesH6370,andtheypraisedH1984her. 10Whoisshethatlooketh forthasthemorning,Fairasthemoonכַלְּבָנָ֗הkha.le.va.NahH3842, Clearasthesunכַּֽחַמָּ֔הka.cha.MahH2535, Terribleasanarmy with banners? 11IwentH3381downיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381intothegardenגִּנַּ֤תgi.NatH1594ofnuts,ToseeH7200thegreenplantsofthevalley,ToseeH7200whetherthevineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612buddedH6524,AndthepomegranatesH7416wereinflower. 12BeforeIwasaware,mysoulH5315setשָׂמַ֔תְנִיsa.Mat.niH7760meAmongthechariotsמַרְכְּב֖וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofmyprincelypeopleעַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃'a.mi-na.DavH5971. 13Return, return, O Shulammite; Return, return, that we may look upon thee. Why will ye look upon the Shulammite, As upon the dance of Mahanaim? Commentaries on Song of Songs 6
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