New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 3

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

1“On my bedמִשְׁכָּבִי֙mish.ka.ViH4904nightבַּלֵּיל֔וֹתba.lei.LotH3915after night I soughtבִּקַּ֕שְׁתִּיbi.Kash.tiH1245himWhomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157; Isoughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him but did not findמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672him.

2‘I must ariseאָק֨וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965nowנָּ֜אna'H4994andgoוַאֲסוֹבְבָ֣הva.'a.so.VahH5437aboutH5437the cityבָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892; In thestreetsבַּשְּׁוָקִים֙ba.she.va.KimH7784and in the squaresוּבָ֣רְחֹב֔וֹתu.Va.re.cho.VotH7339I must seekאֲבַקְשָׁ֕ה'a.vak.ShahH1245him whomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157.’I soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֖יוbi.kash.TivH1245him but did not findמְצָאתִֽיו׃me.tza.TivH4672him.

3The watchmenהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104who makeH5437the roundsH5437in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָא֙וּנִי֙me.tza.'U.niH4672me, And I said, ‘Have you seenרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200him whomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁאָהֲבָ֥הshe.'a.ha.VahH157?’

4Scarcelyכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592had Ileftשֶׁעָבַ֣רְתִּיshe.'a.Var.tiH5674themWhenעַ֣ד'adH5704 H7945I foundשֶֽׁמָּצָ֔אתִיshe.ma.Tza.tiH4672him whomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁאָהֲבָ֖הshe.'a.ha.VahH157; Iheldאֲחַזְתִּיו֙'a.chaz.TivH270on to him and would not letH7503him goאַרְפֶּ֔נּוּ'ar.Pe.nuH7503Untilעַד־'ad-H5704I hadbroughtשֶׁ֤הֲבֵיאתִיו֙she.ha.vei.tivH935him to my mother’sאִמִּ֔י'i.MiH517houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,And into the roomחֶ֖דֶרChe.derH2315of her who conceivedהוֹרָתִֽי׃ho.ra.TiH2029me.”

5“Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, By thegazellesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643orא֖וֹ'oH176by the hindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,That you will not arouseתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782or awakenתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160Untilעַ֥ד'adH5704she pleasesשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.”

Solomon’s Wedding Day

6“Whatמִ֣יmiH4310is thisH2088comingעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927up from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057Likecolumnsכְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹתke.ti.ma.RotH8490of smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227,Perfumedמְקֻטֶּ֤רֶתme.ku.Te.retH6999withmyrrhמוֹר֙mOrH4753andfrankincenseוּלְבוֹנָ֔הu.le.vo.NahH3828,With allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605scentedH81powdersH81of the merchantרוֹכֵֽל׃ro.KhelH7402?

7Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009, it is the travelingcouchמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296of Solomonשֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lish.lo.MohH8010;Sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346mightyH1368menH1368aroundסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439it,Of the mightyH1368menH1368of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them are wieldersאֲחֻ֣זֵי'a.Chu.zeiH270of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,Expertמְלֻמְּדֵ֖יme.lu.me.DeiH3925in warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;EachH376manH376has hisswordחַרְבּוֹ֙char.BoH2719at his sideיְרֵכ֔וֹye.re.KhoH3409, GuardingagainstH4480theterrorsמִפַּ֖חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of the nightבַּלֵּילּֽוֹת׃ סba.lei.LotH3915.

9Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010has madeעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213for himself a sedanH668chairH668From the timberמֵעֲצֵ֖יme.'a.TzeiH6086of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ha.le.va.NonH3844.

10He madeעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213its postsעַמּוּדָיו֙'a.mu.DavH5982of silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, Itsbackרְפִידָת֣וֹre.fi.da.ToH7507of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091Andits seatמֶרְכָּב֖וֹmer.ka.VoH4817of purpleאַרְגָּמָ֑ן'ar.ga.ManH713fabricH713, Withits interiorתּוֹכוֹ֙to.KhoH8432lovinglyאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160fittedרָצ֣וּףra.TzufH7528out By thedaughtersמִבְּנ֖וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11GoH3318forthH3318, Odaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,And gazeוּֽרְאֶ֛ינָהu.re.'Ei.nahH7200on Kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010with thecrownבָּעֲטָרָ֗הba.'a.ta.RahH5850With whichH7945his motherאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517has crownedשֶׁעִטְּרָה־she.'i.te.rah-H5849him On thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his weddingחֲתֻנָּת֔וֹcha.tu.na.ToH2861,And on the dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of his gladnessשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057of heartלִבּֽוֹ׃ סli.BoH3820.”

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

Solomon’s Wedding Day

Commentaries on Song of Songs 3