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Song of Songs 1

1Thesongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofsongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892,whichisSolomon's.

2Lethimkissmewiththekissesofhismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310;Forthyloveisbetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034isanointmentpoured forth:ThereforeH3651dothevirginsloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me, wewillrunנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323afterthee! —Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathbroughtH935meintohischambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315— Wewillbegladוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055andrejoiceH8055inthee, WewillrememberH2142thyloveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157morethanwineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196.TheyloveH157theeuprightly.

5Iamblackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838,butcomely,daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Asthetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,Asthecurtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Lookתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200notuponme, becauseIamblack; Becausethesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121hathlookedH7200uponme.Mymother'schildrenwereangrywithme:TheymadeH7760mekeeperofthevineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754; Mine ownvineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754haveInotkept.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, thou whommysoulH5315loveth,Wherethou feedest [thyflockעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739],Wherethou makestittorestatnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;Forwhyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100shouldIbeאֶֽהְיֶה֙'eh.YehH1961asoneveiledBesidetheflocksH5739ofthycompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?

8Ifthouknowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045not, thou fairestamongwomenH802,Goצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318thywayforthH3318bythefootstepsoftheflockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,AndfeedH7462thy kidsbesidetheshepherds' booths.

9Icomparethee, my love,ToasteedinPharaoh'schariotsH7393.

10Thycheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895arecomelywithbead-rows, Thyneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677withornamental chains.

11Wewillmakeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213thee bead-rowsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091Withstudsofsilverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12Whilethekingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428isathistable,Myspikenard sendethforthitsfragrance.

13Abundleofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753ismybelovedunto me; He shall passthenightbetweenmybreastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14Mybelovedisunto me aclusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811ofhenna-flowers In thevineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754ofEngedi.

15Behold, thou artfair, my love;Behold, thou artfair: thineeyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869aredovesH3123.

16Behold, thou artfair,mybeloved, yea,pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273;AlsoH637ourbedisgreen.

17Thebeamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982ofourhousesH1004arecedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730, Ourraftersarecypresses.

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