New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 7

Admiration by the Groom

1“HowH4100beautifulיָּפ֧וּya.FuH3302areH3302your feetפְעָמַ֛יִךְfe.'a.Ma.yikhH6471in sandalsבַּנְּעָלִ֖יםba.ne.'a.LimH5275,Prince’sנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081daughterבַּת־bat-H1323!The curvesחַמּוּקֵ֣יcha.mu.KeiH2542of your hipsיְרֵכַ֔יִךְye.re.Kha.yikhH3409are likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644jewelsחֲלָאִ֔יםcha.la.'ImH2481,The workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of an artistאָמָּֽן׃'a.ManH542.

2Your navelH8270is likea roundהַסַּ֔הַרha.Sa.harH5469gobletאַגַּ֣ן'a.GanH101Thatneverאַל־'al-H408lacksיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637mixedH4197wineH4197;Your bellyבִּטְנֵךְ֙bit.neKhH990is likea heapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194of wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406,Surroundedסוּגָ֖הsu.GahH5473with liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

3Yourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699are like twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147fawnsעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082,TwinsH8420of a gazelleצְבִיָּֽה׃tze.vi.YahH6646.

4Yourneckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677is like a towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of ivoryהַשֵּׁ֑ןha.ShenH8127,Your eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869like thepoolsבְּרֵכ֣וֹתbe.re.KhotH1295inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809By the gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179of Bath-rabbimH1337;Your noseאַפֵּךְ֙'a.peKhH639is like the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֣לke.mig.DalH4026of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,Which looksצוֹפֶ֖הtzo.PehH6822towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Damascusדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃da.Ma.sekH1834.

5Your headרֹאשֵׁ֤ךְro.ShekhH7218crownsH5921you likeCarmelכַּכַּרְמֶ֔לka.kar.MelH3760,And the flowingH1803hairH1803of your headרֹאשֵׁ֖ךְro.ShekhH7218is like purpleH713threadsH713; Thekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428is captivatedאָס֥וּר'a.SurH631by yourtressesבָּרְהָטִֽים׃ba.re.ha.TimH7298.

6Howמַה־mah-H4100beautifulיָּפִית֙ya.FitH3302and howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100delightfulH5276you areH5276, Myloveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160, with allyour delightsבַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ba.Ta.'a.nu.GimH8588!

7Your statureקֽוֹמָתֵךְ֙ko.ma.teKhH6967isH1819likeH1819a palmלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558treeH8558,And your breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִךְve.sha.Da.yikhH7699are like itsclustersלְאַשְׁכֹּלֽוֹת׃le.'ash.ko.LotH811.

8I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘I will climbאֶעֱלֶ֣ה'e.'e.LehH5927the palmבְתָמָ֔רve.ta.MarH8558treeלְתָמָ֔רle.ta.MarH8558,I will graspאֹֽחֲזָ֖ה'o.cha.ZahH270its fruitH5577stalksH5577.’OhH4994,mayH4994your breastsH7699be like clustersH811of the vineהַגֶּ֔פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,And the fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַve.Rei.achH7381of yourbreathאַפֵּ֖ךְ'a.PekhH639likeapplesכַּתַּפּוּחִֽים׃ka.ta.pu.ChimH8598,

9And yourmouthוְחִכֵּ֕ךְve.chi.KekhH2441like the bestהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196!” The Bride “Itgoesהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980downsmoothlyלְמֵישָׁרִ֑יםle.mei.sha.RimH4339for my belovedלְדוֹדִ֖יle.do.DiH1730,FlowingH1680gentlyH1680throughthe lipsשִׂפְתֵ֥יsif.TeiH8193of those who are asleepיְשֵׁנִֽים׃ye.she.NimH3463.

The Union of Love

10“I am my beloved’sH1730, And hisdesireתְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ סte.shu.ka.ToH8669is for me.

11Comeלְכָ֤הle.KhahH1980,my belovedH1730,let’s goנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318outH3318to thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,Let’s spendH3885theH3885nightנָלִ֖ינָהna.Li.nahH3885in the villagesבַּכְּפָרִֽים׃ba.ke.fa.RimH3723.

12Let’s riseH7925earlyנַשְׁכִּ֙ימָה֙nash.Ki.mahH7925and goto the vineyardsלַכְּרָמִ֔יםla.ke.ra.MimH3754; Let’sseeנִרְאֶ֞הnir.'EhH7200whetherאִם'imH518the vineהַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ha.Ge.fenH1612has grownפָּֽרְחָ֤הpa.re.ChahH6524And itsbudsהַסְּמָדַ֔רha.se.ma.DarH5563have openedפִּתַּ֣חpi.TachH6605, And whetherthe pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֑יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416have bloomedH5340.Thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033I will giveאֶתֵּ֥ן'e.TenH5414you my loveH1730.

13Themandrakesהַֽדּוּדָאִ֣יםha.du.da.'ImH1736have givenH5414forth fragranceרֵ֗יחַRei.achH7381;And overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921our doorsפְּתָחֵ֙ינוּ֙pe.ta.Chei.nuH6607are allכָּל־kol-H3605deliciousמְגָדִ֔יםme.ga.DimH4022fruits,Newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319asH1571wellH1571as oldיְשָׁנִ֑יםye.sha.NimH3465, WhichI have savedצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845for you, my belovedH1730.

Admiration by the Groom

The Union of Love

Commentaries on Song of Songs 7