New American Standard Bible 2020
Song of Songs 8
The Lovers Speak
1“OhH4310H5414thatH4310H5414you were like a brotherכְּאָ֣חke.'AchH251to meWho nursedיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243at my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517breastsשְׁדֵ֣יshe.DeiH7699. IfI foundאֶֽמְצָאֲךָ֤'em.tza.'a.KhaH4672you outdoorsבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,I would kissאֶשָׁ֣קְךָ֔'e.Sha.ke.chaH5401you;Noלֹא־lo'-H3808one would despiseיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936me, eitherגַּ֖םgamH1571.
2I would leadאֶנְהָֽגֲךָ֗'en.ha.ga.KhaH5090you andbringאֲבִֽיאֲךָ֛'a.vi.'a.KhaH935youInto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517,who used to instructתְּלַמְּדֵ֑נִיte.la.me.De.niH3925me;I would giveאַשְׁקְךָ֙'ash.ke.ChaH8248you spicedהָרֶ֔קַחha.Re.kachH7544wineמִיַּ֣יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196toH8248drinkH8248from the juiceמֵעֲסִ֖יסme.'a.SisH6071of my pomegranatesרִמֹּנִֽי׃ri.mo.NiH7416.
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5“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisH2088comingH5927upH5927from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רha.mid.BarH4057,Leaningמִתְרַפֶּ֖קֶתmit.ra.Pe.ketH7514on her belovedדּוֹדָ֑הּdo.DahH1730?” The Bride “Beneathתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478theappleהַתַּפּ֙וּחַ֙ha.ta.Pu.achH8598treeH8598I awakenedעֽוֹרַרְתִּ֔יךָo.rar.Ti.khaH5782you;Thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033your motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517wentH2254intoH2254laborחִבְּלַ֣תְךָchi.be.Lat.khaH2254with you,Thereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033she wasH2254inH2254laborחִבְּלָ֥הchi.be.LahH2254andgaveH3205birthH3205to you.
6Putשִׂימֵ֨נִיsi.Me.niH7760me like a sealכַֽחוֹתָ֜םkha.cho.TamH2368overH5921your heartלִבֶּ֗ךָli.Be.khaH3820, Like asealכַּֽחוֹתָם֙ka.cho.TamH2368on your armזְרוֹעֶ֔ךָze.ro.'E.khaH2220.For loveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160is as strongעַזָּ֤ה'a.ZahH5794as deathכַמָּ֙וֶת֙kha.Ma.vetH4194,Jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068is as severeקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186as Sheolכִשְׁא֖וֹלkhish.'olH7585;Its flamesרְשָׁפֶ֕יהָre.sha.Fei.haH7565are flamesרִשְׁפֵּ֕יrish.PeiH7565of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,The flameשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH7957of the Lordשַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃shal.He.vet.YahH3050.
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7Manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325cannotלֹ֤א יֽוּכְלוּ֙lo' yu.khe.LuH3201H3808quenchלְכַבּ֣וֹתle.kha.BotH3518loveהָֽאַהֲבָ֔הha.'a.ha.VahH160,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808will riversוּנְהָר֖וֹתu.ne.ha.RotH5104floodH7857overH7857it;Ifאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376were to giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the richesה֤וֹןHonH1952of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004for loveבָּאַהֲבָ֔הba.'a.ha.VahH160,It would be utterlyבּ֖וֹזBozH936despisedיָב֥וּזוּya.Vu.zuH936.”
8“We have a littleקְטַנָּ֔הke.ta.NahH6996sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269, And shehasH369noH369breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699;Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂה֙na.'a.SehH6213for our sisterלַאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּla.'a.cho.Te.nuH269On the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117whenH7945she is spokenשֶׁיְּדֻבַּר־shei.ye.du.bar-H1696for?
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11Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹה֙lish.lo.MohH8010hadהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961avineyardכֶּ֣רֶםKe.remH3754at Baal-hamonH1174; Heentrustedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the vineyardהַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remH3754tocaretakersלַנֹּטְרִ֑יםla.no.te.RimH5201.EachH376oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376was to bringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701for itsfruitבְּפִרְי֖וֹbe.fir.YoH6529.
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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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