New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.The Bride

1TheSongשִׁ֥ירshirH7892ofSongsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

2“May he kissיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yi.sha.Ke.niH5401me with the kissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310! For yourloveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730issweeterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896 H4480thanH4480wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Youroilsשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081have a pleasingטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896fragranceלְרֵ֙יחַ֙le.Rei.achH7381, Yournameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is likepurifiedH7385oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651theyoungעֲלָמ֥וֹתa.la.MotH5959womenH5959loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157you.

The Bride

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me afterאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you andlet’s runנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323together! Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has broughtהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935me into his chambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315.” The Chorus “We will rejoiceנָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523in you and beH8055joyfulH8055;We will praiseנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142yourloveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khaH1730moreH4480thanH4480wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196.Rightlyמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339do they loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157you.”

5“I am blackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838andbeautifulוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000, Youdaughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, Like thetentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,Like the curtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Do not stareתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200at me because I amdarkשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840,For the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121has tannedשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיshe.she.za.Fat.niH7805me. Mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121wereH2734angryנִֽחֲרוּ־ni.cha.ru-H2734with me;They madeשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙sa.Mu.niH7760mecaretakerH5201of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754, ButI have not takenH5201careH5201of my own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754.

7Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, youwhomH7945my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315lovesשֶׁ֤אָהֲבָה֙she.'a.ha.vahH157,WhereH351do youpastureתִרְעֶ֔הtir.'EhH7462your flock,WhereH351do you have itlieתַּרְבִּ֣יץtar.BitzH7257downH7257at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672?For whyשַׁלָּמָ֤הsha.la.MahH4100should I be like one whoveilsכְּעֹ֣טְיָ֔הke.'O.te.YahH5844herselfBesideעַ֖ל'alH5921the flocksעֶדְרֵ֥י'ed.ReiH5739of yourcompanionsחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃cha.ve.Rei.khaH2270?”

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

8“Ifאִם־'im-H518you yourself do not knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045,Most beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802,Goצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318outH3318on the trailבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of the flockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,And pastureוּרְעִי֙u.re.'IH7462your youngH1429goatsH1429By the tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the shepherdsהָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'ImH7462.

9“To me,my darlingרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra'.ya.TiH7474,you areH1819likeH1819Mymareלְסֻסָתִי֙le.su.sa.TiH5484among the chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547.

The Chorus

10Yourcheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895are delightfulנָאו֤וּna.VuH4998with jewelryבַּתֹּרִ֔יםba.to.RimH8447,Your neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677with stringsH2737ofH2737beadsH2737.”

The Bride

11“We will makeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213for you jewelryתּוֹרֵ֤יto.ReiH8447of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091With beadsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.DotH5351of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.”

12“Whileעַד־'ad-H5704the kingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428was at his tableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524, Myperfumeנִרְדִּ֖יnir.DiH5373gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414forth its fragranceרֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.ChoH7381.

13My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to me a pouchצְר֨וֹרtze.RorH6872ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753Which liesH3885allH3885nightH3885betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996my breastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

The Groom

14My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is to me a clusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811ofhennaהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ha.Ko.ferH3724blossomsIn the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754ofEngediH5872.”

The Bride

15“HowH2009beautifulיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303you are, my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474,HowH2009beautifulיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303you are! Youreyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are likedovesיוֹנִֽים׃yo.NimH3123.”

16“HowH2009handsomeיָפֶ֤הya.PehH3303you are,my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, Andsoאַ֣ף'afH637delightfulנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273!Indeedאַף־'af-H637,our bedעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ'ar.Se.nuH6210is luxuriantרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra.'a.na.NahH7488!

17The beamsקֹר֤וֹתko.RotH6982of our houseבָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙ba.Tei.nuH1004arecedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,Our raftersרַהִיטֵ֖נוּra.chi.te.nuH7351,junipersבְּרוֹתִֽים׃be.ro.TimH1266.

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem’s Daughters

The speaker identifications are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.The Bride

The Bride

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

The Chorus

The Bride

The Groom

The Bride

Commentaries on Song of Songs 1