15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921H3651I have comeיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122you,To seekלְשַׁחֵ֥רle.sha.CherH7836your presenceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440earnestlyH7836,and I have foundוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃va.'em.tza.'E.kaH4672you.
16I have spreadרָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiH7234my couchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210withcoveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimH4765,With coloredחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.VotH2405linensאֵט֥וּן'e.TunH330of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17I have sprinkledנַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiH5130my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904Withmyrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.LimH174andcinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.
18Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,let us drinkH7301our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301of loveדֹ֭דִיםDo.dimH1730untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242;Let us delightנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnit.'a.le.SahH5965ourselves with caressesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bo.'o.ha.VimH159.
19Formy husbandהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376is not at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,He has goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980on a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350H4970journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870;
20He has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947abagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701with him,At the fullהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677moonH3677he will comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935homeבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004.”
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