15Soעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I came outיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to meet youלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122;I sought youלְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָle.sha.Cher pa.Nei.khaH7836H6440,and I have found youוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃va.'em.tza.'E.kaH4672.
16I have deckedרָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiH7234my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210with coveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimH4765,with coloredחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.VotH2405linenאֵט֥וּן'e.TunH330from Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17I have perfumedנַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiH5130my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904with myrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,with aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.LimH174,and with cinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.
18Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,let us take our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301of loveדֹ֭דִיםDo.dimH1730tillעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242.Let us delightנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnit.'a.le.SahH5965in loving caressesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bo.'o.ha.VimH159!
19Forכִּ֤יkiH3588my husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is notאֵ֣ין'einH369at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004;he has goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980on a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
20He tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947with himבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027a bagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701and will not returnיָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃ya.Vo' vei.ToH935H1004tillלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117the moon is fullהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677.”
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