New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 5

The Torment of Separation

The Groom

The Bride

1“I havecomeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935into my gardenלְגַנִּי֮le.ga.NiH1588,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, mybrideכַלָּה֒kha.LahH3618;I have gatheredאָרִ֤יתִי'a.Ri.tiH717mymyrrhמוֹרִי֙mo.RiH4753alongH5973withH5973my balsamH1314.I have eatenאָכַ֤לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398my honeycombיַעְרִי֙ya'.RiH3293with myhoneyדִּבְשִׁ֔יdiv.ShiH1706; I havedrunkשָׁתִ֥יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354my wineיֵינִ֖יyei.NiH3196with my milkחֲלָבִ֑יcha.la.ViH2461.Eatאִכְל֣וּ'ikh.LuH398,friendsרֵעִ֔יםre.'ImH7453;Drinkשְׁת֥וּshe.TuH8354anddrinkH7937deeplyH7937,loversדּוֹדִֽים׃ סdo.DimH1730.”

2“I was asleepיְשֵׁנָ֖הye.she.NahH3463but my heartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820was awakeעֵ֑ר'ErH5782.A voiceק֣וֹל׀KolH6963!My belovedדּוֹדִ֣יdo.DiH1730was knockingדוֹפֵ֗קdo.FekH1849: ‘Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605to me,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,my darlingרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,My doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my perfectתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535oneH8535!For my headשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218isdrenchedנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390with dewטָ֔לTalH2919, Mylocksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with the dewH7447dropsH7447of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.’

3I havetakenH6584offH6584my dressכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801,HowH351can I putאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847it onH3847again? I havewashedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272,HowH351can I dirtyאֲטַנְּפֵֽם׃'a.ta.ne.FemH2936them again?

4My belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730extendedשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027throughמִן־min-H4480the openingהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356, And myfeelingsוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578were stirredהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for him.

5I aroseקַ֥מְתִּֽיKam.tiH6965to openלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730;And my handsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027drippedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197with myrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753,And my fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676with dropsעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674of myrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753,On the handlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of the boltהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6I openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730,But my belovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730hadturnedH2559awayH2559andhad goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674! Myheartנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wentH3318outH3318to him as hespokeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696. Isearchedבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245for him but I did not findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; Icalledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him but he did not answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.

7Thewatchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104who makeH5437the roundsH5437in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me,They struckהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me andwoundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me;The guardsשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346tookH5375my shawlרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289awayH5375from me.

The Chorus

8Swearהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650to me, you daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730,As to whatמַה־mah-H4100you will tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him: ForI am lovesickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥ת אַהֲבָ֖הshe.cho.Lat 'a.ha.VahH2470 H160.”

9“Whatמַה־mah-H4100kind of belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730is your belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730, Omost beautifulהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802?Whatמַה־mah-H4100kind of belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730is your belovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,That you makeH7650us swearH7650in thisH3602wayH3602?”

Admiration by the Bride

The Bride

10“My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is dazzlingצַח֙tzachH6703andreddishוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,Outstandingדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713amongH4480tenמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233thousandH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is likegoldכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800,pureפָּ֑זPazH6337goldH6337; Hislocksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977are likeclustersH8534ofH8534datesH8534Andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12Hiseyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are like dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123BesideH5921streamsאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,Bathedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364in milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, Andperchedיֹשְׁב֖וֹתyo.she.VotH3427in theirsettingמִלֵּֽאת׃mi.LetH4402.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895are like abedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of balsamהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314,Banksמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026of herbalH4840spicesH4840;His lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193areliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799Drippingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197with dropsעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674of myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are rodsH1551of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091Setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390withtopazבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658;His abdomenמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is panelsעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247of ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127Coveredמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His thighsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are pillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of alabasterH8337Setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245on pedestalsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of pureפָ֑זFazH6337goldH6337;His appearanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758is likeLebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,Choiceבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as thecedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16Hismouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441is full ofsweetnessמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477.And he is whollyוְכֻלּ֖וֹve.khu.LoH3605desirableמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma.cha.ma.DimH4261.Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730and thisוְזֶ֣הve.ZehH2088is my friendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453,You daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

The Torment of Separation

The Groom

The Bride

The Chorus

Admiration by the Bride

The Bride

Commentaries on Song of Songs 5