Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 4

1Howהִנָּ֨ךְhi.NakhH2005beautifulיָפָ֤הya.FahH3303you are,my darlingרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474—howהִנָּ֣ךְhi.NakhH2005very beautifulיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303!Your eyesעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are like dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157your veilלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle.tza.ma.TekhH6777.Your hairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181is like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795streaming downשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.ShuH1570Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

2Your teethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127are like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of newly shorn sheepהַקְּצוּב֔וֹתha.ke.tzu.VotH7094coming upשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the washingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367;eachשֶׁכֻּלָּם֙she.ku.LamH3605has its twinמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382,and not oneאֵ֥ין'einH369of them islostוְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הve.sha.ku.LahH7909.

3Your lipsשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193are like a scarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.NiH8144ribbonכְּח֤וּטke.ChutH2339,and your mouthוּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְu.mid.ba.ReikhH4057is lovelyנָאוֶ֑הna.VehH5000.Your browרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157your veilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777is like a sliceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of pomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416.

4Your neckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֤לke.mig.DalH4026of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,builtבָּנ֖וּיba.NuiH1129with rows of stonesלְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹתle.tal.pi.YotH8530;on itעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921hangתָּל֣וּיta.LuiH8518a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505shieldsהַמָּגֵן֙ha.ma.GenH4043,all of themכֹּ֖לkolH3605shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֥יshil.TeiH7982of warriorsהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

5Your breastsשְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְshe.Nei sha.Da.yikhH7699 H8147are like twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082,twinsתְּאוֹמֵ֣יte.'o.MeiH8380of a gazelleצְבִיָּ֑הtze.vi.YahH6646grazingהָרוֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462among the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

6Beforeעַ֤ד'adH5704the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117breaksשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315and the shadowsהַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.LimH6752fleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,I will make my wayאֵ֤לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of myrrhהַמּ֔וֹר וְאֶל־ha.Mor ve.'el-H4753 H413and to the hillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389of frankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

7You are altogetherכֻּלָּ֤ךְku.LakhH3605beautifulיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474; in you there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369flawוּמ֖וּםu.MumH3971.

8Comeתָּב֑וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935with meאִתִּ֤י'i.TiH854from Lebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844,my brideכַּלָּ֔הka.LahH3618, comewith meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854from Lebanonמִלְּבָנ֣וֹןmi.le.va.NonH3844!Descendתָּשׁ֣וּרִי׀ta.Shu.riH7788from the peakמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218of Amanaאֲמָנָ֗ה'a.ma.NahH549,from the summitsמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of Senirשְׂנִיר֙se.NirH8149and Hermonוְחֶרְמ֔וֹןve.cher.MonH2768,from the densמִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתmi.me.'o.NotH4585of the lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,from the mountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵ֖יme.ha.ReiH2042of the leopardsנְמֵרִֽים׃ne.me.RimH5246.

9You have captured my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיli.bav.Ti.niH3823,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269,my brideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618;you have stolen my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙li.bav.Ti.niH3823with oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.chadH259glance of your eyesמֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhH5869,with oneבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259jewelעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6060of your neckמִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃mi.tza.ve.ro.Na.yikhH6677.

10Howמַה־mah-H4100delightfulיָּפ֥וּya.FuH3302isyour loveדֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhH1730,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269,my brideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618!Your loveדֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhH1730is muchמַה־mah-H4100betterטֹּ֤בוּTouH2895than wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196,and the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of your perfumeשְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhH8081than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605spicesבְּשָׂמִֽים׃be.sa.MimH1314.

11Your lipsשִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193,my brideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,dripתִּטֹּ֥פְנָהti.To.fe.nahH5197sweetness like the honeycombנֹ֛פֶתNo.fetH5317;honeyדְּבַ֤שׁde.VashH1706and milkוְחָלָב֙ve.cha.LavH2461are underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478your tongueלְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.NekhH3956,and the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of your garmentsשַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhH8008is like the aromaכְּרֵ֥יחַke.Rei.achH7381of Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃ סle.va.NonH3844.

12My sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269,my brideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618, you area gardenגַּ֥ן׀ganH1588locked upנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274,a springגַּ֥לgalH1530enclosedנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274,a fountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599sealedחָתֽוּם׃cha.TumH2856.

13Your branchesשְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙she.la.Cha.yikhH7973arean orchardפַּרְדֵּ֣סpar.DesH6508of pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִ֔יםri.mo.NimH7416withעִ֖ם'imH5973the choicestמְגָדִ֑יםme.ga.DimH4022of fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529,with hennaכְּפָרִ֖יםke.fa.RimH3724andעִם־'im-H5973nardנְרָדִֽים׃ne.ra.DimH5373,

14with nardנֵ֣רְדְּ׀Ne.redH5373and saffronוְכַרְכֹּ֗םve.khar.KomH3750, withcalamusקָנֶה֙ka.NehH7070and cinnamonוְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.MonH7076,withעִ֖ם'imH5973every kindכָּל־kol-H3605of frankincenseלְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahH3828treeעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,with myrrhמֹ֚רmorH4753and aloesוַאֲהָל֔וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174,withעִ֖ם'imH5973allכָּל־kol-H3605the finestרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218spicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.

The Bride

15You are a gardenגַּנִּ֔יםga.NimH1588springמַעְיַ֣ןma'.YanH4599,a wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875of freshחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325flowing downוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140fromמִן־min-H4480Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃le.va.NonH3844.

16Awakeע֤וּרִי'U.riH5782,O north windצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828,and comeוּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iH935,O south windתֵימָ֔ןtei.ManH8486.Breathe onהָפִ֥יחִיha.Fi.chiH6315my gardenגַנִּ֖יga.NiH1588and spread the fragranceיִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.LuH5140of its spicesבְשָׂמָ֑יוve.sa.MavH1314.Let my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935into his gardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588and tasteוְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.KhalH398its choicestמְגָדָֽיו׃me.ga.DavH4022fruitsפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529.

The Bride

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4