Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 3

1Onעַל־'al-H5921my bedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.ViH4904at nightבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.LotH3915I soughtבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiH1245the oneאֵ֥ת'etH853Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157;I sought himבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245,but did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find himמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672.

2I will ariseאָק֨וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965nowנָּ֜אna'H4994and go aboutוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הva.'a.so.VahH5437the cityבָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892,through the streetsבַּשְּׁוָקִים֙ba.she.va.KimH7784and squaresוּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹתu.Va.re.cho.VotH7339.I will seekאֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה'a.vak.ShahH1245the oneאֵ֥ת'etH853Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157.So I sought himבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245but did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find himמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672.

3I encounteredמְצָא֙וּנִי֙me.tza.'U.niH4672the watchmenהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104אֵ֛ת'etH853on their roundsהַסֹּבְבִ֖יםha.soe.VimH5437of the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892: “Have you seenרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200the oneIנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315loveשֶׁאָהֲבָ֥הshe.'a.ha.VahH157?”

4I had justכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592passedשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיshe.'a.Var.tiH5674themwhenעַ֣ד'adH5704I foundשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיshe.ma.Tza.tiH4672the oneאֵ֥ת'etH853Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315loveשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157.I held himאֲחַזְתִּיו֙'a.chaz.TivH270and would notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let goאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ'ar.Pe.nuH7503untilעַד־'ad-H5704I had brought himשֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙she.ha.vei.tivH935toאֶל־'el-H413my mother’sאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the chamberחֶ֖דֶרChe.derH2315of the one who conceived meהוֹרָתִֽי׃ho.ra.TiH2029.

Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day

5O daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,I adjureהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853by the gazellesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643andא֖וֹ'oH176doesבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704:Do notאִם־'im-H518arouseתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782orוְֽאִם־ve.'im-H518awakenתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782אֶת־'et-H853loveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160untilעַ֥ד'adH5704the time is rightשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

6Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063coming upעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057like a columnכְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹתke.ti.ma.RotH8490of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,scentedמְקֻטֶּ֤רֶתme.ku.Te.retH6999with myrrhמוֹר֙mOrH4753and frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.NahH3828from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the spicesאַבְקַ֥ת'av.KatH81of the merchantרוֹכֵֽל׃ro.KhelH7402?

7Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,it is Solomon’sשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lish.lo.MohH8010carriageמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296,escortedסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439by sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346of the mightiest menH1368of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605are skilledאֲחֻ֣זֵי'a.Chu.zeiH270with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,experiencedמְלֻמְּדֵ֖יme.lu.me.DeiH3925in warfareמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421.Eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376has his swordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719atעַל־'al-H5921his sideיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409prepared for the terrorמִפַּ֖חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of the nightבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba.lei.LotH3915.

9Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010has madeעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213his carriageאַפִּרְי֗וֹן'a.pir.YonH668out of the timberמֵעֲצֵ֖יme.'a.TzeiH6086of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

10He has madeעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213its postsעַמּוּדָיו֙'a.mu.DavH5982of silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,its baseרְפִידָת֣וֹre.fi.da.ToH7507of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,its seatמֶרְכָּב֖וֹmer.ka.VoH4817of purpleאַרְגָּמָ֑ן'ar.ga.ManH713fabric.Its interiorתּוֹכוֹ֙to.KhoH8432is inlaidרָצ֣וּףra.TzufH7528with loveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160by the daughtersמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Come outצְאֶ֧ינָה׀tze.'Ei.nahH3318,O daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,and gazeוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהu.re.'Ei.nahH7200at Kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,wearing the crown with whichבָּעֲטָרָ֗הba.'a.ta.RahH5850his motherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517crownedשֶׁעִטְּרָה־she.'i.te.rah-H5849himon the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his weddingחֲתֻנָּת֔וֹcha.tu.na.ToH2861—the dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of his heart’sלִבּֽוֹ׃ סli.BoH3820rejoicingשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057.

Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day

Commentaries on Song of Songs 3