New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 5:6-15

6I openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730,But my belovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730hadturnedH2559awayH2559andhad goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674! Myheartנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wentיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318out to him as hespokeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696. Isearchedבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245for him but I did not findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; Icalledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him but he did not answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.

7Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104who makeH5437the roundsH5437in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me,They struckהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me andwoundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me;The guardsmenשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346tookנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375away my shawlרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289from me.

8Iadjureהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730,As to whatמַה־mah-H4100you will tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him: ForI am lovesickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֖הshe.cho.Lat 'a.ha.VahH2470 H160.”

9“Whatמַה־mah-H4100kind of belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730is your belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, Omost beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802?Whatמַה־mah-H4100kind of belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730is your belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,That thusשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602you adjureהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650us?”

10“My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is dazzlingצַח֙tzachH6703andruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,Outstandingדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713amongH4480tenמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233thousandH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is likegoldכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800,pureפָּ֑זPazH6337goldH6337; Hislocksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977are likeclustersH8534of datesH8534Andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12Hiseyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are like dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123BesideH5921streamsאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,Bathedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364in milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, Andreposedיֹשְׁב֖וֹתyo.she.VotH3427in theirsettingמִלֵּֽאת׃mi.LetH4402.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895are like abedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of balsamהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,Banksמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026of sweet-scentedH4840herbsH4840;His lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193areliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799Drippingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197with liquidעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are rodsH1551of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091Setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390withberylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658;His abdomenמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is carvedעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127Inlaidמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are pillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of alabasterH8337Setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245on pedestalsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of pureפָ֑זFazH6337goldH6337;His appearanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758is likeLebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844Choiceבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as thecedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

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