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Song of Songs 5:8-16

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.

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.

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