New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 8

The Lovers Speak

1“Ohמִ֤י יִתֶּנְךָ֙mi yi.ten.KhaH4310 H5414that you were like a brotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251to meWho nursedיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243at my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֣יshe.DeiH7699. IfI foundאֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaH4672you outdoorsבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,I would kissאֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔'e.Sha.ke.chaH5401you;Noלֹא־lo'-H3808one would despiseיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936me, eitherגַּ֖םgamH1571.

2I would leadאֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗'en.ha.ga.KhaH5090you andbringאֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛'a.vi.'a.KhaH935youInto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517,who used to instructתְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיte.la.me.De.niH3925me;I would giveאַשְׁקְךָ֙'ash.ke.ChaH8248you spicedהָרֶ֔קַחha.Re.kachH7544wineמִיַּ֣יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196to drinkH8248from the juiceמֵעֲסִ֖יסme.'a.SisH6071of my pomegranatesרִמֹּנִֽי׃ri.mo.NiH7416.

3Lethis leftH8040handשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040be underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218And his rightוִֽימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225embraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263me.”

4“I want you to swearהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650,O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Do not arouseתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782or awakenתְּעֹֽרְר֛וּte.'o.re.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160Untilעַ֥ד'adH5704she pleasesשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.”

5“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisH2088comingעֹלָה֙'o.LahH5927up from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057Leaningמִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketH7514on her belovedדּוֹדָ֑הּdo.DahH1730?” “Beneathתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theappleהַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH8598I awakenedעֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaH5782you;Thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033your motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517was in laborחִבְּלַ֣תְךָchi.be.Lat.khaH2254with you,Thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033she was in laborחִבְּלָ֥הchi.be.LahH2254andgaveH3205you birthH3205.

6Putשִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niH7760me like asealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.TamH2368overH5921your heartלִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaH3820, Like asealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.TamH2368on your armזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaH2220.For loveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160is as strongעַזָּ֤ה'a.ZahH5794as deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,Jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068is as severeקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186as Sheolכִשְׁא֖וֹלkhish.'olH7585;Its flashesרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haH7565are flashesרִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.PeiH7565of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784, The veryflameשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH7957of the Lordשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH3050.

7Manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cannotלֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙lo' yu.khe.LuH3201 H3808quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתle.kha.BotH3518loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הha.'a.ha.VahH160,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808will riversוּנְהָר֖וֹתu.ne.ha.RotH5104overflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָyish.te.Fu.haH7857it;Ifאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376were to giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the richesה֤וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004for loveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הba.'a.ha.VahH160,It would be utterlyבּ֖וֹזBozH936despisedיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936.”

8“We have a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269, And shehasH369noH369breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699;Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269On the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117whenH7945she is spokenשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696for?

9Ifאִם־'im-H518she is a wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129on her a battlementטִ֣ירַתTi.ratH2918of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518she is a doorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817,We will barricadeנָצ֥וּרna.TzurH6696her withplanksל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of cedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.”

10“I was a wallחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346, andmy breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יve.sha.DaiH7699were like towersכַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתka.mig.da.LotH4026;Thenאָ֛ז'azH227I becameהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961in his eyesבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as one who findsכְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תke.motz.'EtH4672peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010hadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961avineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754at Baal-hamonH1174; Heentrustedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the vineyardהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754tocaretakersלַנֹּטְרִ֑יםla.no.te.RimH5201.EachH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376was to bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701for itsfruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529.

12My veryH7945own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754isat my disposalלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440;The thousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505shekelsare for you, Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,And two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967are for those who takeH5201careH5201of its fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.”

13“O you who sitהַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427in the gardensבַּגַּנִּ֗יםba.ga.NimH1588, Mycompanionsחֲבֵרִ֛יםcha.ve.RimH2270are listeningמַקְשִׁיבִ֥יםmak.shi.VimH7181for your voiceלְקוֹלֵ֖ךְle.ko.LekhH6963--Let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃hash.mi.'I.niH8085it!”

14“Hurryבְּרַ֣ח׀be.RachH1272,my belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730, And belikeוּֽדְמֵה־u.de.meh-H1819a gazelleלִצְבִי֙litz.ViH6643orא֚וֹ'oH176a youngלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָֽאַיָּלִ֔יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354On themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of spicesבְשָׂמִֽים׃ve.sa.MimH1314.”

The Lovers Speak

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