Song of Songs 8

The Lovers Speak

1“OhH4310H5414 thatH4310H5414 you were like a brotherH251 to me Who nursedH3243 at my mother’sH517 breastsH7699. If I foundH4672 you outdoorsH2351, I would kissH5401 you; NoH3808 one would despiseH936 me, eitherH1571.2I would leadH5090 you and 1bringH935 you Into the houseH1004 of my motherH517, who used to instructH3925 me; I would giveH8248 you spicedH7544 wineH3196 toH8248 drinkH8248 from the juiceH6071 of my pomegranatesH7416.

The Groom

3Let 2his leftH8040 handH8040 be underH8478 my headH7218, And his rightH3225 handH3225 embraceH2263 me.”

The Chorus

4“3SwearH7650 to me, you daughtersH1323 of JerusalemH3389: 4Do not disturbH5782 or awakenH5782 my loveH160 UntilH5704 she pleasesH2654.”

5“5WhoH4310 is thisH2088 comingH5927 upH5927 from the wildernessH4057, LeaningH7514 on her belovedH1730?” The Bride “BeneathH8478 the 6appleH8598 treeH8598 I awakenedH5782 you; ThereH8033 your motherH517 wentH2254 intoH2254 laborH2254 with you, ThereH8033 she wasH2254 inH2254 laborH2254 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to you.6PutH7760 me like a sealH2368 overH5921 your heartH3820, Like a 7sealH2368 on your armH2220. For loveH160 is as strongH5794 as deathH4194, 89JealousyH7068 is as severeH7186 as SheolH7585; Its flamesH7565 are flamesH7565 of fireH784, 10The flameH7957 of the LordH3050.

The Chorus

7ManyH7227 watersH4325 cannotH3201H3808 quenchH3518 loveH160, NorH3808 will riversH5104 floodH7857 overH7857 it; 11IfH518 a manH376 were to giveH5414 allH3605 the richesH1952 of his houseH1004 for loveH160, It would be utterlyH936 despisedH936.”

8“We have a littleH6996 sisterH269, And she 12hasH369 noH369 breastsH7699; WhatH4100 shall we doH6213 for our sisterH269 On the dayH3117 whenH7945 she is spokenH1696 for?

The Bride

9IfH518 she is a wallH2346, We will buildH1129 on her a battlementH2918 of silverH3701; But ifH518 she is a doorH1817, We will barricadeH6696 her with 13planksH3871 of cedarH730.”

10“I was a wallH2346, and 14my breastsH7699 were like towersH4026; ThenH227 I becameH1961 in his eyesH5869 as one who findsH4672 peaceH7965.11SolomonH8010 hadH1961 a 15vineyardH3754 at Baal-hamonH1174; He 16entrustedH5414 the vineyardH3754 to 17caretakersH5201. EachH376 oneH376 was to bringH935 a 18thousandH505 shekels of silverH3701 for its 19fruitH6529.

The Groom

12My veryH7945 own vineyardH3754 is 20at my disposalH6440; The thousandH505 shekels are for you, SolomonH8010, And two hundredH3967 are for those who takeH5201 careH5201 of its fruitH6529.”

The Bride

13“You who sitH3427 in the gardensH1588: My 21companionsH2270 are listeningH7181 for your voiceH6963-- 22Let me hearH8085 it!”

14“23HurryH1272, my belovedH1730, And beH1819 24likeH1819 a gazelleH6643 orH176 a youngH6082 25stagH354 On the 26mountainsH2022 of balsamH1314 treesH1314!”