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Song of Songs 2:1-7

1I amthe roseחֲבַצֶּ֣לֶתcha.va.Tze.letH2261of Sharonהַשָּׁר֔וֹןha.sha.RonH8289, andthe lilyשֽׁוֹשַׁנַּ֖תsho.sha.NatH7799of the valleysהָעֲמָקִֽים׃ha.'a.ma.KimH6010.

2As the lilyכְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ke.sho.sha.NahH7799among thornsהַחוֹחִ֔יםha.cho.ChimH2336, so ismy loveרַעְיָתִ֖יra'.ya.TiH7474among the daughtersהַבָּנֽוֹת׃ha.ba.NotH1323.

3As the apple treeכְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ke.ta.Pu.achH8598among the treesבַּעֲצֵ֣יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the woodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, so ismy belovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730among the sonsהַבָּנִ֑יםha.ba.NimH1121.I satוְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיve.ya.Shav.tiH3427down under his shadowבְּצִלּוֹ֙be.tzi.LoH6738with great delightחִמַּ֣דְתִּיchi.Mad.tiH2530,and his fruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529wassweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to my tasteלְחִכִּֽי׃le.chi.KiH2441.

4He broughtהֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙he.vi.'A.niH935me to the banquetingהַיָּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and his bannerוְדִגְל֥וֹve.dig.LoH1714over me wasloveאַהֲבָֽה׃'a.ha.VahH160.

5Stayסַמְּכ֙וּנִי֙sa.me.Khu.niH5564me with flagonsבָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹתba.'a.shi.ShotH809,comfortרַפְּד֖וּנִיra.pe.Du.niH7502me with applesבַּתַּפּוּחִ֑יםba.ta.pu.ChimH8598: for I amsickחוֹלַ֥תcho.LatH2470of loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

6His left handשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040isunder my headלְרֹאשִׁ֔יle.ro.ShiH7218,and his right handוִימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225doth embraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263me.

7I chargeהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O ye daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,by the roesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643,andא֖וֹ'oH176by the hindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,that ye stir not upתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782,nor awakeתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,till he pleaseשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

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