New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 7

Admiration by the Bridegroom

1“HowH4100beautifulיָּפ֧וּya.FuH3302are yourfeetפְעָמַ֛יִךְfe.'a.Ma.yikhH6471in sandalsבַּנְּעָלִ֖יםba.ne.'a.LimH5275, Oprince’sנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081daughterבַּת־bat-H1323!The curvesחַמּוּקֵ֣יcha.mu.KeiH2542of your hipsיְרֵכַ֔יִךְye.re.Kha.yikhH3409are likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644jewelsחֲלָאִ֔יםcha.la.'ImH2481,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of an artistאָמָּֽן׃'a.ManH542.

2Your navelH8270is likea roundהַסַּ֔הַרha.Sa.harH5469gobletאַגַּ֣ן'a.GanH101Which neverאַל־'al-H408lacksיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637mixedH4197wineH4197;Your bellyבִּטְנֵךְ֙bit.neKhH990is like a heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406FencedH5473aboutH5473with liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

3Yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699are like twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082,TwinsH8420of a gazelleצְבִיָּֽה׃tze.vi.YahH6646.

4Yourneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like a towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֑ןha.ShenH8127,Your eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869likethe poolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809By the gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179of Bath-rabbimH1337;Your noseאַפֵּךְ֙'a.peKhH639is like the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,Which facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440towardH6440Damascusדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃da.Ma.sekH1834.

5Your headרֹאשֵׁ֤ךְro.ShekhH7218crownsH5921you likeCarmelכַּכַּרְמֶ֔לka.kar.MelH3760,And the flowingH1803locksH1803of your headרֹאשֵׁ֖ךְro.ShekhH7218are like purpleH713threadsH713; Thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is captivatedאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631by yourtressesבָּרְהָטִֽים׃ba.re.ha.TimH7298.

6Howמַה־mah-H4100beautifulיָּפִית֙ya.FitH3302and howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100delightfulנָּעַ֔מְתְּna.'AmtH5276you are, Myloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160, with allyour charmsבַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ba.Ta.'a.nu.GimH8588!

7Your statureקֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙ko.ma.teKhH6967is likeדָּֽמְתָ֣הda.me.TahH1819a palmלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558treeH8558,And your breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699are like itsclustersלְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃le.'ash.ko.LotH811.

8I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I will climbאֶעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927the palmבְתָמָ֔רve.ta.MarH8558treeלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558,I will takeאֹֽחֲזָ֖ה'o.cha.ZahH270holdH270of its fruitH5577stalksH5577.’OhH4994,mayH4994your breastsH7699be like clustersH811of the vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,And the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of yourbreathאַפֵּ֖ךְ'a.PekhH639likeapplesכַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃ka.ta.pu.ChimH8598,

9And yourmouthוְחִכֵּ֕ךְve.chi.KekhH2441like the bestהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196!” “Itgoesהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980downsmoothlyלְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםle.mei.sha.RimH4339for my belovedלְדוֹדִ֖יle.do.DiH1730,FlowingH1680gentlyH1680throughthe lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193of those whoH3463fallH3463asleepH3463.

The Union of Love

10“I am my beloved’sH1730, And hisdesireתְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ סte.shu.ka.ToH8669is for me.

11Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,my belovedH1730,let us goנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318out into thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,Let us spendH3885the nightנָלִ֖ינָהna.Li.nahH3885in the villagesבַּכְּפָרִֽים׃ba.ke.fa.RimH3723.

12Let us riseנַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash.Ki.mahH7925earlyH7925and goto the vineyardsלַכְּרָמִ֔יםla.ke.ra.MimH3754; Let usseeנִרְאֶ֞הnir.'EhH7200whetherאִם'imH518the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612has buddedפָּֽרְחָ֤הpa.re.ChahH6524And itsblossomsהַסְּמָדַ֔רha.se.ma.DarH5563have openedפִּתַּ֣חpi.TachH6605, And whetherthe pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416have bloomedH5340.Thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you my loveH1730.

13Themandrakesהַֽדּוּדָאִ֣יםha.du.da.'ImH1736have givenH5414forth fragranceרֵ֗יחַRei.achH7381;And overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921our doorsפְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙pe.ta.Chei.nuH6607are allכָּל־kol-H3605choiceמְגָדִ֔יםme.ga.DimH4022fruits,Both newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319and oldיְשָׁנִ֑יםye.sha.NimH3465,Which I have savedצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845up for you, my belovedH1730.

Admiration by the Bridegroom

The Union of Love

Commentaries on Song of Songs 7