New American Standard Bible 2020

Song of Songs 8:8-14

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?

9Ifאִם־'im-H518she is a wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346,We will buildנִבְנֶ֥הniv.NehH1129on her a battlementטִ֣ירַתTi.ratH2918of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518she is a doorדֶּ֣לֶתDe.letH1817,We will barricadeנָצ֥וּרna.TzurH6696her withplanksל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of cedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.”

10“I was a wallחוֹמָ֔הcho.MahH2346, andmy breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יve.sha.DaiH7699were like towersכַּמִּגְדָּל֑וֹתka.mig.da.LotH4026;Thenאָ֛ז'azH227I becameהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961in his eyesבְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.NavH5869as one who findsכְּמוֹצְאֵ֥תke.motz.'EtH4672peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.

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.

12My veryH7945own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754isat my disposalלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440;The thousandהָאֶ֤לֶףha.'E.lefH505shekelsare for you, Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,And two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967are for those who takeH5201careH5201of its fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.”

13“You who sitהַיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427in the gardensבַּגַּנִּ֗יםba.ga.NimH1588: Mycompanionsחֲבֵרִ֛יםcha.ve.RimH2270are listeningמַקְשִׁיבִ֥יםmak.shi.VimH7181for your voiceלְקוֹלֵ֖ךְle.ko.LekhH6963--Let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִֽינִי׃hash.mi.'I.niH8085it!”

14“Hurryבְּרַ֣ח׀be.RachH1272,my belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730,And beH1819likeH1819a gazelleלִצְבִי֙litz.ViH6643orא֚וֹ'oH176a youngלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082stagהָֽאַיָּלִ֔יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354On themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of balsamH1314treesH1314!”

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