New American Standard Bible 2020
Song of Songs 2
The Bride’s Admiration
The Groom
The Bride
3“Like anappleכְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ke.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH8598among the treesבַּעֲצֵ֣יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651is my belovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996theyoungH1121menH1121.In his shadeבְּצִלּוֹ֙be.tzi.LoH6738I tookH2530great delightH2530and satH3427downH3427, And hisfruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529was sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to mytasteלְחִכִּֽי׃le.chi.KiH2441.
The Groom
The Bride
7“Swearהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650to me, youdaughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, By thegazellesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643orא֖וֹ'oH176by thedoesבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,That you will not disturbתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782or awakenתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160Untilעַ֥ד'adH5704she pleasesשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.”
9My belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730isH1819likeH1819agazelleלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643orא֖וֹ'oH176ayoungלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354.Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he is standingעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310our wallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796,He is lookingמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688throughמִן־min-H4480the windowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,He is peeringמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692throughמִן־min-H4480the latticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.
12The blossomsהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339have alreadyappearedנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200in the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776;The timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256has arrivedהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060forpruningהַזָּמִ֖ירha.za.MirH2159the vines,And the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of theturtledoveהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449has been heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776.
The Groom
13Thefigהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384treeH8384has ripenedחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590its fruitפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291, And thevinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612in blossomסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563have givenנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414forth theirfragranceרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my beautifulיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303oneH3303,And comeוּלְכִי־u.le.khi-H1980along!’”
The Chorus
14“My doveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123,in the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of therockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553,In the hidingבְּסֵ֙תֶר֙be.Se.terH5643placeH5643of the mountainH4095pathwayH4095,Let me seeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200howH4758you lookH4758,Let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085your voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963;For your voiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963is pleasantעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156, Andyou lookH4758delightfulנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.”
The Bride
15“Catchאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270thefoxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776for us, Thelittleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776that are ruiningמְחַבְּלִ֣יםme.cha.be.LimH2254the vineyardsכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754, While ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754are in blossomסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.”
17Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704the coolשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,when the shadowsH6738fleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,Turnסֹב֩soH5437,my belovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730,and beH1819likeH1819agazelleלִצְבִ֗יlitz.ViH6643Orא֛וֹ'oH176a youngלְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָאַיָּלִ֖יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354on the mountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022ofBetherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.”
Commentaries on Song of Songs 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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