New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 4:7-16

7“You are altogetherכֻּלָּ֤ךְku.LakhH3605beautifulיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474,And thereH369is noH369blemishH4140in you.

8Come with me fromLebanonמִלְּבָנוֹן֙mi.le.va.nOnH3844, mybrideכַּלָּ֔הka.LahH3618,May you comeתָּב֑וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935with me from Lebanonמִלְּבָנ֣וֹןmi.le.va.NonH3844.JourneyH7788downH7788from the summitמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218ofAmanaאֲמָנָ֗ה'a.ma.NahH549,From the summitמֵרֹ֤אשׁme.RoshH7218ofSenirשְׂנִיר֙se.NirH8149and Hermonוְחֶרְמ֔וֹןve.cher.MonH2768,From the densמִמְּעֹנ֣וֹתmi.me.'o.NotH4585of lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,From the mountainsH2022of leopardsנְמֵרִֽים׃ne.me.RimH5246.

9You have made my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֖נִיli.bav.Ti.niH3823beatH3823fasterH3823,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618;You have made my heartלִבַּבְתִּ֙ינִי֙li.bav.Ti.niH3823beatH3823fasterH3823with a singleבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.chadH259glanceof your eyesמֵעֵינַ֔יִךְme.'ei.Na.yikhH5869,With a singleבְּאַחַ֥דbe.'a.ChadH259strandעֲנָ֖ק'a.NakH6060of yournecklaceH6701.

10Howמַה־mah-H4100beautifulיָּפ֥וּya.FuH3302is your loveדֹדַ֖יִךְdo.Da.yikhH1730,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618!Howמַה־mah-H4100muchbetterH2896is your loveדֹדַ֙יִךְ֙do.Da.yikhH1730thanH4480wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196, And thefragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of your oilsשְׁמָנַ֖יִךְshe.ma.Na.yikhH8081ThanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605kinds ofspicesבְּשָׂמִֽים׃be.sa.MimH1314!

11Your lipsשִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193, mybrideכַּלָּ֑הka.LahH3618,dripתִּטֹּ֥פְנָהti.To.fe.nahH5197honeyנֹ֛פֶתNo.fetH5317;Honeyדְּבַ֤שׁde.VashH1706and milkוְחָלָב֙ve.cha.LavH2461are underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478your tongueלְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְle.sho.NekhH3956,And the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of your garmentsשַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְsal.mo.Ta.yikhH8008is like thefragranceכְּרֵ֥יחַke.Rei.achH7381of Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃ סle.va.NonH3844.

12A gardenגַּ֥ן׀ganH1588lockedנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274is my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּ֑הkha.LahH3618, ArockH1530gardenH1530lockedנָע֖וּלna.'UlH5274, aspringמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599sealedחָתֽוּם׃cha.TumH2856up.

13Your shootsשְׁלָחַ֙יִךְ֙she.la.Cha.yikhH7973are anorchardפַּרְדֵּ֣סpar.DesH6508ofpomegranatesרִמּוֹנִ֔יםri.mo.NimH7416WithchoiceH4022fruitsפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH4022 H6529,hennaכְּפָרִ֖יםke.fa.RimH3724with nardנְרָדִֽים׃ne.ra.DimH5373plantsH5373,

14Nardנֵ֣רְדְּ׀Ne.redH5373and saffronוְכַרְכֹּ֗םve.khar.KomH3750,calamusקָנֶה֙ka.NehH7070andcinnamonוְקִנָּמ֔וֹןve.ki.na.MonH7076,With allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086offrankincenseלְבוֹנָ֑הle.vo.NahH3828,Myrrhמֹ֚רmorH4753and aloesוַאֲהָל֔וֹתva.'a.ha.LotH174,alongH5973with allכָּל־kol-H3605the finestרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218spicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.

15You area gardenגַּנִּ֔יםga.NimH1588springמַעְיַ֣ןma'.YanH4599,A wellבְּאֵ֖רbe.'ErH875offreshחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,And streamsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140flowingfrom Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃le.va.NonH3844.”

16“Awakeע֤וּרִי'U.riH5782,O northצָפוֹן֙tza.fOnH6828wind,And comeוּב֣וֹאִיu.Vo.'iH935, wind ofthe southתֵימָ֔ןtei.ManH8486; Make mygardenגַנִּ֖יga.NiH1588breatheהָפִ֥יחִיha.Fi.chiH6315out fragrance, Let itsspicesבְשָׂמָ֑יוve.sa.MavH1314be waftedיִזְּל֣וּyi.ze.LuH5140abroad. Maymy belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730comeיָבֹ֤אya.Vo'H935into his gardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588And eatוְיֹאכַ֖לve.yo.KhalH398itschoiceמְגָדָֽיו׃me.ga.DavH4022fruitsפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529!”

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