New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 2:9-17

9My belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is likeדּוֹמֶ֤הdo.MehH1819agazelleלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643orא֖וֹ'oH176ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354.Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he is standingעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310our wallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796,He is lookingמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688throughמִן־min-H4480the windowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,He is peeringמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692throughמִן־min-H4480the latticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10“My belovedדוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730respondedעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030and saidוְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559to me, ‘Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my beautifulיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303oneH3303,And comeוּלְכִי־u.le.khi-H1980along.

11For beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the winterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638is pastעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674,The rainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653is overחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498andgoneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980.

12The flowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339have alreadyappearedנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200in the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776;The timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256has arrivedהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060forpruningהַזָּמִ֖ירha.za.MirH2159the vines,And the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of theturtledoveהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449has been heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776.

13Thefigהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384has ripenedחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590its figsפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291, And thevinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612in blossomסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563have givenנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414forth theirfragranceרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my beautifulיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303oneH3303,And comeוּלְכִי־u.le.khi-H1980along!’”

14“Omy doveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123,in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553,In the secretH5643placeבְּסֵ֙תֶר֙be.Se.terH5643of the steepהַמַּדְרֵגָ֔הha.mad.re.GahH4095pathwayH4095,Let me seeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200yourformמַרְאַ֔יִךְmar.'A.yikhH4758,Let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963;For your voiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963is sweetעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156, And yourformוּמַרְאֵ֥יךְu.mar.'EikhH4758islovelyנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.”

15“Catchאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270the foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776for us, Thelittleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776that are ruiningמְחַבְּלִ֣יםme.cha.be.LimH2254the vineyardsכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754, While ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754are in blossomסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.”

16“My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is mine, and I am his; Hepasturesהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462his flockamong the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

17Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704the coolשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117when the shadowsH6738fleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127away,Turnסֹב֩soH5437,my belovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730,and be likeדְּמֵה־de.meh-H1819agazelleלִצְבִ֗יlitz.ViH6643Orא֛וֹ'oH176a youngלְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָאַיָּלִ֖יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354on the mountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022ofBetherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.”

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