Berean Standard Bible

Song of Songs 7

1HowH4100beautifulיָּפ֧וּya.FuH3302are your sandaledבַּנְּעָלִ֖יםba.ne.'a.LimH5275feetפְעָמַ֛יִךְfe.'a.Ma.yikhH6471,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the princeנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081!The curvesחַמּוּקֵ֣יcha.mu.KeiH2542of your thighsיְרֵכַ֔יִךְye.re.Kha.yikhH3409are likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644jewelsחֲלָאִ֔יםcha.la.'ImH2481,the handiworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥יma.'a.Seh ye.DeiH4639 H3027of a masterאָמָּֽן׃'a.ManH542.

2Your navelשָׁרְרֵךְ֙sha.re.reKhH8326is a roundedהַסַּ֔הַרha.Sa.harH5469gobletאַגַּ֣ן'a.GanH101;it neverאַל־'al-H408lacksיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637blended wineהַמָּ֑זֶגha.Ma.zegH4197.Your waistבִּטְנֵךְ֙bit.neKhH990is a moundעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406encircledסוּגָ֖הsu.GahH5473by the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

3Your breastsשְׁנֵ֥י שָׁדַ֛יִךְshe.Nei sha.Da.yikhH7699 H8147are like twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082,twinsתָּאֳמֵ֥יto.'o.MeiH8380of a gazelleצְבִיָּֽה׃tze.vi.YahH6646.

4Your neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like a towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026madeof ivoryהַשֵּׁ֑ןha.ShenH8127;your eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are like the poolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295of Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809byעַל־'al-H5921the gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179of Bath-rabbimH1337;your noseאַפֵּךְ֙'a.peKhH639is like the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,facing towardצוֹפֶ֖ה פְּנֵ֥יtzo.Peh pe.NeiH6822 H6440Damascusדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃da.Ma.sekH1834.

5Your headרֹאשֵׁ֤ךְro.ShekhH7218crowns youH5921like Mount Carmelכַּכַּרְמֶ֔לka.kar.MelH3760,the hairוְדַלַּ֥תve.da.LatH1803of your headרֹאשֵׁ֖ךְro.ShekhH7218like purpleכָּאַרְגָּמָ֑ןka.'ar.ga.ManH713threads;the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is capturedאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631in your tressesבָּרְהָטִֽים׃ba.re.ha.TimH7298.

6Howמַה־mah-H4100fairיָּפִית֙ya.FitH3302andוּמַה־u.mah-H4100pleasantנָּעַ֔מְתְּna.'AmtH5276you are,O loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160,with your delightsבַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ba.Ta.'a.nu.GimH8588!

7זֹ֤אתzotH2063Your statureקֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙ko.ma.teKhH6967is likeדָּֽמְתָ֣הda.me.TahH1819a palm treeלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558;your breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699are clusters of fruitלְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃le.'ash.ko.LotH811.

8I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will climbאֶעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927the palm treeH8558;I will take holdאֹֽחֲזָ֖ה'o.cha.ZahH270of its fruitבְּסַנְסִנָּ֑יוbe.san.si.NavH5577.”May your breastsH7699beוְיִֽהְיוּ־ נָ֤אve.yih.yu- na'H1961 H4994like clustersH811of the vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of your breathאַפֵּ֖ךְ'a.PekhH639like applesכַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃ka.ta.pu.ChimH8598,

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9and your mouthוְחִכֵּ֕ךְve.chi.KekhH2441like the finestהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196.May it flowהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980smoothlyלְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםle.mei.sha.RimH4339to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֖יle.do.DiH1730,gliding gently overדּוֹבֵ֖בdo.VevH1680lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193and teethיְשֵׁנִֽים׃ye.she.NimH3463.

10Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589belong to my belovedH1730,and his desireתְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ סte.shu.ka.ToH8669is for meוְעָלַ֖יve.'a.LaiH5921.

11Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,my belovedH1730,let us goנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318to the countrysideהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;let us spend the nightנָלִ֖ינָהna.Li.nahH3885among the wildflowersבַּכְּפָרִֽים׃ba.ke.fa.RimH3723.

12Let us go earlyנַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash.Ki.mahH7925to the vineyardsלַכְּרָמִ֔יםla.ke.ra.MimH3754to seeנִרְאֶ֞הnir.'EhH7200ifאִם'imH518the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612has buddedפָּֽרְחָ֤הpa.re.ChahH6524,if the blossomהַסְּמָדַ֔ר הֵנֵ֖צוּha.se.ma.Dar he.Ne.tzuH5563 H5132has openedפִּתַּ֣חpi.TachH6605,if the pomegranates are in bloomהָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416—thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853my loveH1730.

13The mandrakesהַֽדּוּדָאִ֣יםha.du.da.'ImH1736send forthH5414a fragranceרֵ֗יחַRei.achH7381,and atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921our doorפְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙pe.ta.Chei.nuH6607is everyכָּל־kol-H3605delicacyמְגָדִ֔יםme.ga.DimH4022,newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319asגַּם־gam-H1571well as oldיְשָׁנִ֑יםye.sha.NimH3465,that I have treasured upצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845for you,my belovedH1730.

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Commentaries on Song of Songs 7