New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 1:6-14

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?”

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.

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

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.

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

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