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Song of Songs 8:8-12

8We have a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,and she hath no breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699:what shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269in the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117when she shall be spoken forשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696?

9If she bea wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,we will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129upon her a palaceטִ֣ירַתTi.ratH2918of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: and if she bea doorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817,we will incloseנָצ֥וּרna.TzurH6696her with boardsל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of cedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

10I ama wallחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346,and my breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יve.sha.DaiH7699like towersכַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתka.mig.da.LotH4026:then was I in his eyesבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as one that foundכְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תke.motz.'EtH4672favourשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010had a vineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754at Baal–hamonH1174;he let outנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the vineyardהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754unto keepersלַנֹּטְרִ֑יםla.no.te.RimH5201;every oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376for the fruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529thereof was to bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

12My vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754, which is mine, isbeforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: thou, O Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, must havea thousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505,and those that keepלְנֹטְרִ֥יםle.no.te.RimH5201the fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529thereof two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967.

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