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Song of Songs 4:7-16

7Thou artall fairיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303,my loveרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474; there isno spotוּמ֖וּםu.MumH3971in thee.

8Comeתָּב֑וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935with me from Lebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844, myspouseכַּלָּ֔הka.LahH3618,with me from Lebanonמִלְּבָנ֣וֹןmi.le.va.NonH3844:lookH7789from the topמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218of Amanaאֲמָנָ֗ה'a.ma.NahH549,from the topמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218of Shenirשְׂנִיר֙se.NirH8149and Hermonוְחֶרְמ֔וֹןve.cher.MonH2768,from the lions’אֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738densמִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתmi.me.'o.NotH4585,from the mountainsמֵֽהַרְרֵ֖יme.ha.ReiH2042of the leopardsנְמֵרִֽים׃ne.me.RimH5246.

9Thou hast ravished my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיli.bav.Ti.niH3823,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, myspouseכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618;thou hast ravished my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙li.bav.Ti.niH3823with oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.chadH259of thine eyesמֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhH5869,with oneבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259chainעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6060of thy neckמִצַּוְּרֹנָֽיִךְ׃mi.tza.ve.ro.Na.yikhH6677.

10How fairיָּפ֥וּya.FuH3302is thy loveדֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhH1730,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, myspouseכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618!how much betterטֹּ֤בוּTouH2895is thy loveדֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhH1730than wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196!and the smellוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of thine ointmentsשְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhH8081than all spicesבְּשָׂמִֽים׃be.sa.MimH1314!

11Thy lipsשִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193, O myspouseכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,dropתִּטֹּ֥פְנָהti.To.fe.nahH5197asthe honeycombנֹ֛פֶתNo.fetH5317:honeyדְּבַ֤שׁde.VashH1706and milkוְחָלָב֙ve.cha.LavH2461areunder thy tongueלְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.NekhH3956;and the smellוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of thy garmentsשַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhH8008islike the smellכְּרֵ֥יחַke.Rei.achH7381of Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃ סle.va.NonH3844.

12A gardenגַּ֥ן׀ganH1588inclosedנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274ismy sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, myspouseכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618;a springגַּ֥לgalH1530shut upנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274,a fountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599sealedחָתֽוּם׃cha.TumH2856.

13Thy plantsשְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙she.la.Cha.yikhH7973arean orchardפַּרְדֵּ֣סpar.DesH6508of pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִ֔יםri.mo.NimH7416,with pleasantמְגָדִ֑יםme.ga.DimH4022fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529;camphireכְּפָרִ֖יםke.fa.RimH3724,with spikenardנְרָדִֽים׃ne.ra.DimH5373,

14Spikenardנֵ֣רְדְּ׀Ne.redH5373and saffronוְכַרְכֹּ֗םve.khar.KomH3750;calamusקָנֶה֙ka.NehH7070and cinnamonוְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.MonH7076,with all treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of frankincenseלְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahH3828;myrrhמֹ֚רmorH4753and aloesוַאֲהָל֔וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174,with all the chiefרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218spicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314:

15A fountainמַעְיַ֣ןma'.YanH4599of gardensגַּנִּ֔יםga.NimH1588,a wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875of livingחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,and streamsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140from Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃le.va.NonH3844.

16Awakeע֤וּרִי'U.riH5782,O north windצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828;and comeוּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iH935,thou southתֵימָ֔ןtei.ManH8486;blowהָפִ֥יחִיha.Fi.chiH6315upon my gardenגַנִּ֖יga.NiH1588, thatthe spicesבְשָׂמָ֑יוve.sa.MavH1314thereof may flow outיִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.LuH5140.Let my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935into his gardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588,and eatוְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.KhalH398his pleasantמְגָדָֽיו׃me.ga.DavH4022fruitsפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529.

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