Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 1:1-6

1The songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892of songsהַשִּׁירִ֖יםha.shi.RimH7892, which isSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

2Let him kissיִשָּׁקֵ֙נִי֙yi.sha.Ke.niH5401me with the kissesמִנְּשִׁיק֣וֹתmi.ne.shi.KotH5390of his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310:for thy loveדֹּדֶ֖יךָdo.Dei.khaH1730isbetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896than wineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.

3Because of the savourלְרֵ֙יחַ֙le.Rei.achH7381of thy goodטוֹבִ֔יםto.VimH2896ointmentsשְׁמָנֶ֣יךָshe.ma.Nei.khaH8081thy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034is asointmentשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081poured forthתּוּרַ֣קtu.RakH7324,therefore do the virginsעֲלָמ֥וֹתa.la.MotH5959loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

4Drawמָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.niH4900me, we will runנָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahH7323afterאַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee: the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath broughtהֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935me into his chambersחֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.RavH2315:we will be gladנָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523and rejoiceוְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.ChahH8055in thee, we will rememberנַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahH2142thy loveדֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khaH1730more than wineמִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196:the uprightמֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.RimH4339loveאֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee.

5I amblackשְׁחוֹרָ֤הshe.cho.RahH7838,but comelyוְֽנָאוָ֔הve.na.VahH5000,O ye daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,as the tentsכְּאָהֳלֵ֣יke.'o.ho.LeiH168of Kedarקֵדָ֔רke.DarH6938,as the curtainsכִּירִיע֖וֹתki.ri.'otH3407of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

6Lookתִּרְא֙וּנִי֙tir.'U.niH7200not upon me, because I amblackשְׁחַרְחֹ֔רֶתshe.char.Cho.retH7840,because the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121hath lookedשֶׁשֱּׁזָפַ֖תְנִיshe.she.za.Fat.niH7805upon me: my mother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121were angryH2787with me; they madeשָׂמֻ֙נִי֙sa.Mu.niH7760me the keeperנֹטֵרָ֣הno.te.RahH5201of the vineyardsהַכְּרָמִ֔יםha.ke.ra.MimH3754; butmine own vineyardכַּרְמִ֥יkar.MiH3754have I not keptנָטָֽרְתִּי׃na.Ta.re.tiH5201.

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