Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 1:1-6

1Thisאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010Songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892of Songsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892.

2Let him kiss meיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yi.sha.Ke.niH5401with the kissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588your loveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730is more delightfulטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896than wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3The fragranceלְרֵ֙יחַ֙le.Rei.achH7381of your perfumeשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081is pleasingטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896;your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is like perfumeשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081poured outתּוּרַ֣קtu.RakH7324.No wonderעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the maidensעֲלָמ֥וֹתa.la.MotH5959adore youאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157.

4Take meמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900away with youאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310—let us hurryנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323!May the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bring meהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935to his chambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315.We will rejoiceנָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523and delightוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055in you;we will praiseנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142your loveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khaH1730more than wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196.It is only rightמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339that they adore youאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157.

5Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am darkשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838,yet lovelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000,O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,like the tentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168of Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,like the curtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Do notאַל־'al-H408stareתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200because Iשֶׁאֲנִ֣יshe.'a.NiH589am darkשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840,for the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121has gazed upon meשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיshe.she.za.Fat.niH7805.My mother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121were angryנִֽחֲרוּ־ni.cha.ru-H2734with me;they made meשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙sa.Mu.niH7760a keeperנֹטֵרָ֣הno.te.RahH5201אֶת־'et-H853of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, butmy own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754I have neglectedלֹ֥א נָטָֽרְתִּי׃lo' na.Ta.re.tiH3808 H5201.

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