New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 3:1-4

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.”

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