New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

1TheSongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofSongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

2“May he kissיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yi.sha.Ke.niH5401me with the kissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310! For yourloveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730is betterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanH4480wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Youroilsשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081have a pleasingטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896fragranceלְרֵ֙יחַ֙le.Rei.achH7381, Yournameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is likepurifiedH7385oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651themaidensעֲלָמ֥וֹתa.la.MotH5959loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157you.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me afterאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you andlet us runנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323together! Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has broughtהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935me into his chambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315.” “We will rejoiceנָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523in you and be gladוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055; We willextolנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142yourloveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khaH1730moreH4480thanH4480wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196.Rightlyמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339do they loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157you.”

5“I am blackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838butlovelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000, Odaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Like thetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,Like the curtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Do not stareתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200at me because I amswarthyשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840,For the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121has burnedשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיshe.she.za.Fat.niH7805me. Mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121were angryנִֽחֲרוּ־ni.cha.ru-H2734with me;They madeשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙sa.Mu.niH7760mecaretakerH5201of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, ButI have not takenH5201careH5201of my own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, O youwhomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vahH157,WhereH351do youpastureתִרְעֶ֔הtir.'EhH7462your flock,WhereH351do you make itlieתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.BitzH7257downH7257at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672?For whyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100should I be like one whoveilsכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הke.'O.te.YahH5844herselfBesideעַ֖ל'alH5921the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of yourcompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?”

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

8“Ifאִם־'im-H518you yourself do not knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045,Most beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802,Goצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318forthH3318on the trailבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of the flockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629And pastureוּרְעִי֙u.re.'IH7462your youngH1429goatsH1429By the tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the shepherdsהָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'ImH7462.

9“To me,my darlingרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra'.ya.TiH7474,you are likeדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdi.mi.TikhH1819Mymareלְסֻסָתִי֙le.su.sa.TiH5484among the chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547.

10Yourcheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895are lovelyנָאו֤וּna.VuH4998with ornamentsבַּתֹּרִ֔יםba.to.RimH8447,Your neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677with stringsH2737ofbeadsH2737.”

11“We will makeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213for you ornamentsתּוֹרֵ֤יto.ReiH8447of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091With beadsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.DotH5351of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.”

12“Whileעַד־'ad-H5704the kingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428was at histableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524, Myperfumeנִרְדִּ֖יnir.DiH5373gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414forth its fragranceרֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.ChoH7381.

13My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to me a pouchצְר֨וֹרtze.RorH6872ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753Which liesH3885all nightH3885betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996my breastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to me a clusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811ofhennaהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ha.Ko.ferH3724blossomsIn the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754ofEngediH5872.”

15“HowH2009beautifulיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303you are, my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474,HowH2009beautifulיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303you are! Youreyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are likedovesיוֹנִֽים׃yo.NimH3123.”

16“HowH2009handsomeיָפֶ֤הya.PehH3303you are,my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, Andsoאַ֣ף'afH637pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273!Indeedאַף־'af-H637,our couchעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ'ar.Se.nuH6210is luxuriantרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra.'a.na.NahH7488!

17The beamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982of our housesבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ba.Tei.nuH1004arecedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,Our raftersרַהִיטֵ֖נוּra.chi.te.nuH7351,cypressesבְּרוֹתִֽים׃be.ro.TimH1266.

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1