Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 5

The Friends

The Bride

1I have comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935to my gardenלְגַנִּי֮le.ga.NiH1588,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269,my brideכַלָּה֒kha.LahH3618;I have gatheredאָרִ֤יתִי'a.Ri.tiH717my myrrhמוֹרִי֙mo.RiH4753withעִם־'im-H5973my spiceבְּשָׂמִ֔יbe.sa.MiH1313.I have eatenאָכַ֤לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398my honeycombיַעְרִי֙ya'.RiH3293withעִם־'im-H5973my honeyדִּבְשִׁ֔יdiv.ShiH1706;I have drunkשָׁתִ֥יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354my wineיֵינִ֖יyei.NiH3196withעִם־'im-H5973my milkחֲלָבִ֑יcha.la.ViH2461.Eatאִכְל֣וּ'ikh.LuH398,O friendsרֵעִ֔יםre.'ImH7453, anddrinkשְׁת֥וּshe.TuH8354;drink freelyוְשִׁכְר֖וּve.shikh.RuH7937,O belovedדּוֹדִֽים׃ סdo.DimH1730.

2Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589sleepיְשֵׁנָ֖הye.she.NahH3463,but my heartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820is awakeעֵ֑ר'ErH5782.A soundק֣וֹל׀KolH6963!My belovedדּוֹדִ֣יdo.DiH1730is knockingדוֹפֵ֗קdo.FekH1849: “Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605to me,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,my darlingרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,my doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my flawless oneתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535.My headשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218is drenchedנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390with dewטָ֔לTalH2919,my hairקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with the dampnessרְסִ֥יסֵיre.Si.seiH7447of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.”

3I have taken offפָּשַׁ֙טְתִּי֙pa.Sha.tiH6584אֶת־'et-H853my robeכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801—must Iאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349put it back onאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847?I have washedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364אֶת־'et-H853my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272—must Iאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349soil them againאֲטַנְּפֵֽם׃'a.ta.ne.FemH2936?

4My belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730putשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027toמִן־min-H4480the latchהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356;my heartוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578poundedהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

5Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589rose upקַ֥מְתִּֽיKam.tiH6965to openלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605for my belovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730.My handsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027drippedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197with myrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753,my fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676with flowingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753onעַ֖ל'alH5921the handlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of the boltהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605for my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730,butוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730hehad turnedחָמַ֣קcha.MakH2559and goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674.My heartנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315sankיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318at his departureבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696.I sought himבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245but did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find himמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672.I calledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121,but he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7I encounteredמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672the watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104on their roundsהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437of the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892.They beat meהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221and bruised meפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481;they took awayנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853my cloakרְדִידִי֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔יre.di.Di me.'a.LaiH7289 H5921,those guardiansשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346.

The Friends

8O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,I adjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,ifאִֽם־'im-H518you findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672אֶת־'et-H853my belovedדּוֹדִ֔י מַה־do.Di mah-H1730 H4100,tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046himIאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470with loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

The Bride

9Howמַה־mah-H4100isyour belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730better thanמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730others,O most beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802?Howמַה־mah-H4100isyour belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730better than anotherמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,that youשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602charge us soהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650?

10My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is dazzlingצַח֙tzachH6703and ruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,outstandingדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713among ten thousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is purestפָּ֑זPazH6337goldכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800;his hairקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977is wavyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal.ta.LimH8534and blackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12His eyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are like dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123besideעַל־'al-H5921the streamsאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,bathedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364in milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461andmountedיֹשְׁב֖וֹתyo.she.VotH3427likeעַל־'al-H5921jewelsמִלֵּֽאת׃mi.LetH4402.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895are like bedsכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of spiceהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,towersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026of perfumeמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840.His lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193are like liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799,drippingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197with flowingעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His armsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are rodsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390with berylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658.His bodyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is polishedעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127bedeckedמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968with sapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785arepillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of marbleשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245onעַל־'al-H5921basesאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of pure goldפָ֑זFazH6337.His appearanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758is like Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,as majesticבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as the cedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16His mouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441ismost sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477;he is altogetherוְכֻלּ֖וֹve.khu.LoH3605lovelyמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma.cha.ma.DimH4261.Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088ismy belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730,and thisוְזֶ֣הve.ZehH2088is my friendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453,O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

The Friends

The Bride

The Friends

The Bride

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