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Song of Songs 5:6-15

6I openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730;but my belovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730had withdrawnחָמַ֣קcha.MakH2559himself, andwas goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674:my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315failedיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318when he spakeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696:I soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245him, but I could not findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; I calledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him, but he gave me no answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7The watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104that went aboutהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me, they smoteהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, they woundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me; the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346took awayנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375my veilרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289from me.

8I chargeהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,if ye findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730,that ye tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him, that I amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470of loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

9What isthy belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,O thou fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802? what isthy belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,that thouשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602dost so chargeהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650us?

10My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730iswhiteצַח֙tzachH6703and ruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,the chiefestדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713among ten thousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is asthe mostכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800fine goldפָּ֑זPazH6337,his locksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977arebushyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal.ta.LimH8534, andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12His eyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are as the eyesof dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123by the riversאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364with milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, andfitly setיֹשְׁב֖וֹת מִלֵּֽאת׃yo.she.Vot mi.LetH4402 H3427.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895areas a bedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of spicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, assweetמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840flowersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026:his lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193likeliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799,droppingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197sweet smellingעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are asgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390with the berylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658:his bellyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is asbrightעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127overlaidמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are aspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of marbleשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245upon socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of fine goldפָ֑זFazH6337:his countenanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758isas Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,excellentבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as the cedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

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