Berean Standard Bible
Song of Songs 8
1Oמִ֤יmiH4310thatיִתֶּנְךָ֙yi.ten.KhaH5414you were to melike a brotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251who nursedיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243at my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֣יshe.DeiH7699!If I found youאֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaH4672outdoorsבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,I would kiss youאֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔'e.Sha.ke.chaH5401,andגַּ֖םgamH1571no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808would despiseיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936me.
2I would lead youאֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗'en.ha.ga.KhaH5090and bring youאֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛'a.vi.'a.KhaH935toאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517who taught meתְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיte.la.me.De.niH3925.I would give you spicedהָרֶ֔קַחha.Re.kachH7544wineמִיַּ֣יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196to drinkאַשְׁקְךָ֙'ash.ke.ChaH8248,the nectarמֵעֲסִ֖יסme.'a.SisH6071of my pomegranatesרִמֹּנִֽי׃ri.mo.NiH7416.
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4O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם מַה־ye.ru.sha.Lim mah-H3389H4100,I adjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853:Do not arouseתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ וּֽמַה־ta.'I.ru u.mah-H5782H4100or awakenתְּעֹֽרְר֛וּte.'o.re.RuH5782אֶת־'et-H853loveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160untilעַ֥ד'adH5704the time is rightשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.
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5Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063coming upעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,leaningמִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketH7514on herעַל־'al-H5921belovedדּוֹדָ֑הּdo.DahH1730?I roused youעֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaH5782underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478the apple treeהַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achH8598;thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033your motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517conceived youחִבְּלַ֣תְךָchi.be.Lat.khaH2254;thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033she travailedחִבְּלָ֥הchi.be.LahH2254and brought you forthיְלָדַֽתְךָ׃ye.la.Dat.khaH3205.
6Set meשִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niH7760as a sealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.TamH2368overעַל־'al-H5921your heartלִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaH3820,as a sealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.TamH2368uponעַל־'al-H5921your armזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaH2220.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588loveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160is as strongעַזָּ֤ה'a.ZahH5794as deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,its jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068as unrelentingקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186as Sheolכִשְׁא֖וֹלkhish.'olH7585.Its sparksרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haH7565are fieryאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784flamesרִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.PeiH7565,the fiercest blaze of allשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH7957.
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7Mightyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cannotלֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙lo' yu.khe.LuH3808H3201quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתle.kha.BotH3518אֶת־'et-H853loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הha.'a.ha.VahH160;riversוּנְהָר֖וֹתu.ne.ha.RotH5104cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808sweep it awayיִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָyish.te.Fu.haH7857.Ifאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853were to giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wealthה֤וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004for loveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הba.'a.ha.VahH160, his offerwould be utterly scornedH936.
8We have a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,and her breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699are not yet grownאֵ֣ין'einH369.Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269on the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117she is spoken forשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696?
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9Ifאִם־'im-H518sheהִ֔יאHi'H1931is a wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,we will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129a towerטִ֣ירַתTi.ratH2918of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701upon herעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518sheהִ֔יאHi'H1931is a doorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817,we will encloseנָצ֥וּרna.TzurH6696herעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921with panelsל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of cedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.
11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010hadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961a vineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754in Baal-hamonH1174.He leasedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414אֶת־'et-H853itהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754to the tenantsלַנֹּטְרִ֑יםla.no.te.RimH5201.For its fruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529,eachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376was to bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
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12Butmy own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754is mine to giveלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440;the thousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505shekels are for you,O Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967are for those who tendלְנֹטְרִ֥יםle.no.te.RimH5201אֶת־'et-H853its fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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