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Song of Songs 1:6-14

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.

7Tell meהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046, O oneIנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315loveשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vahH157,whereאֵיכָ֣ה'ei.KhahH349do you pasture your sheepתִרְעֶ֔הtir.'EhH7462?Whereאֵיכָ֖ה'ei.KhahH349do you rest themתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.BitzH7257at middayבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672?Whyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100should I beאֶֽהְיֶה֙'eh.YehH1961like a veiled womanכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הke.'O.te.YahH5844besideעַ֖ל'alH5921the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of your companionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?

8Ifאִם־'im-H518you do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045,O fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303of womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802,followצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318the tracksבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of the flockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,and grazeוּרְעִי֙u.re.'IH7462אֶת־'et-H853your young goatsגְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְge.di.yo.Ta.yikhH1429nearעַ֖ל'alH5921the tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the shepherdsהָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'ImH7462.

9I compare youדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdi.mi.TikhH1819,my darlingרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra'.ya.TiH7474,to a mareלְסֻסָתִי֙le.su.sa.TiH5484among Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393.

10Your cheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895are beautifulנָאו֤וּna.VuH4998with ornamentsבַּתֹּרִ֔יםba.to.RimH8447,your neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677with strings of jewelsבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ba.cha.ru.ZimH2737.

11We will makeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213youornamentsתּוֹרֵ֤יto.ReiH8447of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, studdedwithעִ֖ם'imH5973beadsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.DotH5351of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12Whileעַד־'ad-H5704the kingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428was at his tableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524,my perfumeנִרְדִּ֖יnir.DiH5373spreadנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414its fragranceרֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.ChoH7381.

13My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to mea sachetצְר֨וֹרtze.RorH6872of myrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753restingיָלִֽין׃ya.LinH3885betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996my breastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to mea clusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811of henna blossomsהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ha.Ko.ferH3724in the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754of En-gediH5872.

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