New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 1:5-6

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.

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