New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 4:1-7

1“HowH2009beautifulיָפָ֤הya.FahH3303you are, my darlingרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,HowH2009beautifulיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303you are! Youreyesעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869are likedovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH4480 H1157your veilלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle.tza.ma.TekhH6777; Yourhairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181is like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795That have descendedשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.ShuH1570from Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

2Yourteethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127are like a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of newlyshornהַקְּצוּב֔וֹתha.ke.tzu.VotH7094sheepWhichH7945have comeשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927upH5927from theirwateringH7367placeH7367,Allשֶׁכֻּלָּם֙she.ku.LamH3605of whichH7945bearמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382twinsH8382,And not oneאֵ֥ין'einH369among them has lostH7909her youngH7909.

3Your lipsשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193are like ascarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.NiH8144threadכְּח֤וּטke.ChutH2339, And yourmouthוּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְu.mid.ba.ReikhH4057is beautifulנָאוֶ֑הna.VehH5000. Yourtemplesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541are like a sliceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of a pomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416Behindמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH4480 H1157your veilלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

4Yourneckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֤לke.mig.DalH4026of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Builtבָּנ֖וּיba.NuiH1129with layersH8530ofH8530stonesH8530On which arehungתָּל֣וּיta.LuiH8518a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505shieldsהַמָּגֵן֙ha.ma.GenH4043,Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the roundshieldsשִׁלְטֵ֥יshil.TeiH7982of the warriorsהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

5Yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699are like twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082,TwinsH8420of a gazelleצְבִיָּ֑הtze.vi.YahH6646Thatgrazeהָרוֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462among the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

6Untilעַ֤ד'adH5704the coolשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117When the shadowsH6738fleeוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,I will goאֵ֤לֶךְ'E.lekhH1980my wayH1980to the mountainהַ֣רharH2022ofmyrrhהַמּ֔וֹרha.MorH4753And to the hillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389offrankincenseהַלְּבוֹנָֽה׃ha.le.vo.NahH3828.

7“You are altogetherכֻּלָּ֤ךְku.LakhH3605beautifulיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303,my darlingרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474,And thereH369isH369noH369blemishH4140on you.

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