New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 6

Mutual Delight in Each Other

1“Whereאָ֚נָה'A.nahH575has your belovedדּוֹדֵ֔ךְdo.DekhH1730goneהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980, Omost beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802?Whereאָ֚נָה'A.nahH575has your belovedדוֹדֵ֔ךְdo.DekhH1730turnedפָּנָ֣הpa.NahH6437,That we may seekוּנְבַקְשֶׁ֖נּוּu.ne.vak.She.nuH1245him with you?”

2“My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730has goneH3381downיָרַ֣דya.RadH3381to hisgardenלְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.NoH1588, To thebedsלַעֲרוּג֖וֹתla.'a.ru.GotH6170of balsamהַבֹּ֑שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, Topastureלִרְעוֹת֙lir.'OtH7462his flockin the gardensבַּגַּנִּ֔יםba.ga.NimH1588And gatherוְלִלְקֹ֖טve.lil.KotH3950liliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃Sho.o.sha.NimH7799.

3I am my beloved’sלְדוֹדִי֙le.do.DiH1730and my belovedוְדוֹדִ֣יve.do.DiH1730is mine, He whopasturesהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462his flockamong the liliesבַּשׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ סba.sho.sha.NimH7799.”

4“You are as beautifulיָפָ֨הya.FahH3303asTirzahכְּתִרְצָ֔הke.tir.TzahH8656,my darlingרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474, Aslovelyנָאוָ֖הna.VahH5000asJerusalemכִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םki.ru.sha.LimH3389, Asawesomeאֲיֻמָּ֖ה'a.yu.MahH366asan armyH1713with bannersכַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ka.nid.ga.LotH1713.

5Turnהָסֵ֤בִּיha.Se.biH5437your eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869awayH5437from me,For they have confusedהִרְהִיבֻ֑נִיhir.hi.Vu.niH7292me;Your hairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181is like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795That have descendedשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.ShuH1570from Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

6Your teethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127are like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of ewesהָֽרְחֵלִ֔יםha.re.che.LimH7353WhichH7945have comeשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927up from theirwashingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367,Allשֶׁכֻּלָּם֙she.ku.LamH3605of whichH7945bearמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382twinsH8382,And not oneאֵ֥ין'einH369among them haslostH7909her youngH7909.

7Your templesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541are like a sliceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of a pomegranateהָרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416Behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH4480 H1157your veilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

8Thereהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992are sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346queensמְּלָכ֔וֹתme.la.KhotH4436and eightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084concubinesפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, Andmaidensוַעֲלָמ֖וֹתva.'a.la.MotH5959withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557;

9Butmy doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my perfectתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535oneH8535, isuniqueאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259:She is her mother’sלְאִמָּ֔הּle.'i.MahH517onlyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259daughter;She is the pureבָּרָ֥הba.RahH1249childof the one who boreלְיֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּle.yo.lad.TahH3205her. Themaidensבָנוֹת֙va.nOtH1323sawרָא֤וּהָra.'U.haH7200her and calledוַֽיְאַשְּׁר֔וּהָvay.'a.she.Ru.haH833her blessedH833, Thequeensמְלָכ֥וֹתme.la.KhotH4436and the concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370also,and they praisedוַֽיְהַלְלֽוּהָ׃ סVay.ha.Lu.haH1984her, saying,

10‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thisH2088thatgrowsהַנִּשְׁקָפָ֖הha.nish.ka.FahH8259likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837,As beautifulיָפָ֣הya.FahH3303as the fullH3842moonכַלְּבָנָ֗הkha.le.va.NahH3842,As pureבָּרָה֙ba.RahH1249as the sunכַּֽחַמָּ֔הka.cha.MahH2535, Asawesomeאֲיֻמָּ֖ה'a.yu.MahH366asan armyH1713with bannersכַּנִּדְגָּלֽוֹת׃ סka.nid.ga.LotH1713?’

11I wentH3381downיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381to the orchardH1593of nutH93treesH93To seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200the blossomsבְּאִבֵּ֣יbe.'i.BeiH3of the valleyהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158,To seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherthe vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612had buddedהֲפָֽרְחָ֣הha.fa.re.ChahH6524Or thepomegranatesהָרִמֹּנִֽים׃ha.ri.mo.NimH7416had bloomedH5340.

12Before I was awareיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,my soulנַפְשִׁ֣יnaf.ShiH5315setשָׂמַ֔תְנִיsa.Mat.niH7760me Overthe chariotsמַרְכְּב֖וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofmy nobleעַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃'a.mi-na.DavH5081peopleעַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃'a.mi-na.DavH5971.”

13“ComeH7725backH7725,comeH7725backH7725,O Shulammiteהַשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔יתha.Shu.la.MitH7759;ComeH7725backH7725,comeH7725backH7725,that we may gazeוְנֶחֱזֶה־ve.ne.che.zeh-H2372at you!” “Whyמַֽה־mah-H4100should you gazeתֶּחֱזוּ֙te.che.ZuH2372at the Shulammiteבַּשּׁ֣וּלַמִּ֔יתba.Shu.la.MitH7759, As at thedanceכִּמְחֹלַ֖תkim.cho.LatH4246ofthe two companiesהַֽמַּחֲנָֽיִם׃Ha.ma.cha.Na.yimH4264?

Mutual Delight in Each Other

Commentaries on Song of Songs 6