Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 2:9-17

9My belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is likeדּוֹמֶ֤הdo.MehH1819a gazelleלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643orא֖וֹ'oH176a youngלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354.Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,heזֶ֤הzehH2088standsעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310our wallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796,gazingמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688throughמִן־min-H4480the windowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,peeringמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692throughמִן־min-H4480the latticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10My belovedדוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730callsעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030וְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559to me, “Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474.Come awayוּלְכִי־u.le.khi-H1980with me,my beautiful oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303.

11Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009the winterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638is pastעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674;the rainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653is overחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498and goneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980.

12The flowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339have appearedנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200in the countrysideבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776;the seasonעֵ֥ת'etH6256of singingהַזָּמִ֖ירha.za.MirH2159has comeהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060,and the cooingוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of turtledovesהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449is heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776.

13The fig treeהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384ripensחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590its figsפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291;the blossomingסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563vinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612spreadנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414their fragranceרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,come awayוּלְכִי־u.le.khi-H1980,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474;come awayH1980with me,my beautiful oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303.”

14O my doveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553,in the crevicesבְּסֵ֙תֶר֙be.Se.terH5643of the cliffהַמַּדְרֵגָ֔הha.mad.re.GahH4095,let me seeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200אֶת־'et-H853your faceמַרְאַ֔יִךְmar.'A.yikhH4758,let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085אֶת־'et-H853your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963;forכִּי־ki-H3588your voiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963is sweetעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156,and your countenanceוּמַרְאֵ֥יךְu.mar.'EikhH4758is lovelyנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.

15Catchאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270for usthe foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776—the littleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776that ruinמְחַבְּלִ֣יםme.cha.be.LimH2254the vineyardsכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754—for our vineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754are in bloomסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.

16My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is mineand I amוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589his;he pasturesהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462his flockamong the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

17Beforeעַ֤ד'adH5704the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117breaksשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315and shadowsהַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.LimH6752fleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,turnסֹב֩soH5437,my belovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730,and be likeדְּמֵה־de.meh-H1819a gazelleלִצְבִ֗יlitz.ViH6643orא֛וֹ'oH176a young stagלְעֹ֥פֶר הָאַיָּלִ֖יםle.'O.fer ha.'ai.ya.LimH6082 H354onעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022of Betherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.

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