2Keepשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and liveוֶחְיֵ֑הvech.YehH2421;and my lawוְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗יve.to.ra.TiH8451as the appleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of thine eyeעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
3Bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194them upon thy fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khaH676,writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789them upon the tableל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of thine heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
5That they may keepלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104thee from the strangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802,from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237whichflatterethהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561.
6For at the windowבְּחַלּ֣וֹןbe.cha.LonH2474of my houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004I lookedנִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃nish.Ka.fe.tiH8259through my casementאֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י'esh.na.BiH822,
7And beheldוָאֵ֤רֶאva.'E.re'H7200among the simple onesבַפְּתָאיִ֗םva.pe.ta.YimH6612,I discernedאָ֘בִ֤ינָה'a.Vi.nahH995among the youthsבַבָּנִ֗יםva.ba.NimH1121,a young manנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288voidחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820,
8Passing throughעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674the streetבַּ֭שּׁוּקBa.shukH7784nearאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681her cornerH6434;and he wentיִצְעָֽד׃yitz.'AdH6805the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870to her houseבֵּיתָ֣הּbei.TahH1004,
9In the twilightבְּנֶֽשֶׁף־be.ne.shef-H5399,in the eveningבְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹםbe.'E.rev YomH6153H3117,in the blackבְּאִישׁ֥וֹןbe.'i.ShonH380and darkוַאֲפֵלָֽה׃va.'a.fe.LahH653nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915:
10And, behold, there metH7125him a womanאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802withthe attireשִׁ֥יתshitH7897of an harlotז֝וֹנָ֗הzo.NahH2181,and subtilוּנְצֻ֥רַתu.ne.Tzu.ratH5341of heartלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
11(She isloudהֹמִיָּ֣הho.mi.YahH1993and stubbornוְסֹרָ֑רֶתve.so.Ra.retH5637;her feetרַגְלֶֽיהָ׃rag.Lei.haH7272abideיִשְׁכְּנ֥וּyish.ke.NuH7931not in her houseבְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּbe.vei.TahH1004:
12Nowפַּ֤עַם׀Pa.'amH6471is shewithoutבַּח֗וּץba.ChutzH2351,nowפַּ֥עַםPa.'amH6471in the streetsבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339,and lieth in waitתֶאֱרֹֽב׃te.'e.RoH693atוְאֵ֖צֶלve.'E.tzelH681every cornerפִּנָּ֣הpi.NahH6438.)
13So she caughtוְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָהve.he.che.Zi.kahH2388him, and kissedוְנָ֣שְׁקָה־ve.Na.she.kah-H5401him, andwith an impudentהֵעֵ֥זָהhe.'E.zahH5810faceפָ֝נֶ֗יהָfa.Nei.haH6440saidוַתֹּ֣אמַרva.To.marH559unto him,
14I havepeaceשְׁלָמִ֣יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077with me; this dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117have I payedשִׁלַּ֥מְתִּיshi.Lam.tiH7999my vowsנְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.RaiH5088.
15Therefore came I forthיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318to meetH7125thee, diligently to seekלְשַׁחֵ֥רle.sha.CherH7836thy faceפָּ֝נֶ֗יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,and I have foundוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃va.'em.tza.'E.kaH4672thee.
16I have deckedרָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiH7234my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210with coveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimH4765of tapestry, with carvedחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.VotH2405works,with fine linenאֵט֥וּן'e.TunH330of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
17I have perfumedנַ֥פְתִּיNaf.tiH5130my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmish.ka.ViH4904with myrrhמֹ֥רmorH4753,aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים'a.ha.LimH174,and cinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ve.ki.na.MonH7076.
18ComeH3212,let us take our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir.VehH7301of loveדֹ֭דִיםDo.dimH1730until the morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:let us solaceנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הnit.'a.le.SahH5965ourselves with lovesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bo.'o.ha.VimH159.
19For the goodmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376isnot at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,he is goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃me.ra.ChokH7350journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870:
20He hath takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947a bagצְֽרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףHa.ke.sefH3701with himבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andwill comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935homeבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004at the dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117appointedהַ֝כֵּ֗סֶאha.Ke.se'H3677.
21With her muchבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230fair speechלִקְחָ֑הּlik.ChahH3948she caused him to yieldהִ֭טַּתּוּHi.ta.tuH5186,with the flatteringבְּחֵ֥לֶקbe.Che.lekH2506of her lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָSe.fa.Tei.haH8193she forcedתַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃ta.di.Che.nuH5080him.
22He goethה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her straightwayפִּ֫תְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597,as an oxכְּ֭שׁוֹרKe.shorH7794goethיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935to the slaughterטָ֣בַחTa.vachH2874,or as a foolאֱוִֽיל׃'e.VilH191to the correctionמוּסַ֥רmu.SarH4148of the stocksוּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶסu.khe.'E.khesH5914;
23Till a dartחֵ֡ץchetzH2671strikeיְפַלַּ֪חye.fa.LachH6398through his liverכְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.DoH3516;as a birdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833hastethכְּמַהֵ֣רke.ma.HerH4116to the snareפָּ֑חPachH6341,and knowethיָ֝דַ֗עya.Da'H3045not that it isfor his lifeבְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.ShoH5315.
24Hearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085unto me now therefore, O ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121,and attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
25Let not thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820declineיֵ֣שְׂטְYe.setH7847to her waysדְּרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870,go not astrayתֵּ֝תַעTe.ta'H8582in her pathsבִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃bin.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.
26For she hath cast downהִפִּ֑ילָהhi.Pi.lahH5307manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227woundedחֲלָלִ֣יםcha.la.LimH2491:yea, many strongוַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099menhave been slainהֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃ha.ru.Gei.haH2026by her.
27Her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004isthe wayדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870to hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,going downיֹ֝רְד֗וֹתyo.re.DotH3381to the chambersחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.
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