New American Standard Bible 1995

Song of Songs 8:1-8

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?

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