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Song of Songs 2:8-13

8The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730!behold, he comethבָּ֑אBa'H935leapingמְדַלֵּג֙me.da.LegH1801upon the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,skippingמְקַפֵּ֖ץme.ka.PetzH7092upon the hillsהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

9My belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is likeדּוֹמֶ֤הdo.MehH1819a roeלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643or a youngלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354:behold, he standethעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310our wallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796,he looketh forthמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688at the windowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,shewingמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692himself through the latticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10My belovedדוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730spakeעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030,and saidוְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559unto me, Rise upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my loveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my fair oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303,and come awayH3212.

11For, lo, the winterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638is pastעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674,the rainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653is overחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498andgoneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980;

12The flowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339appearנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200on the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776;the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of the singingH2158of birdsis comeהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the turtleהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449is heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776;

13The fig treeהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384putteth forthחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590her green figsפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291,and the vinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612withthe tender grapeסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563giveנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414a goodsmellרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my loveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my fair oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303,and come awayH3212.

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