Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 1:10-16

10Thy cheeksלְחָיַ֙יִךְ֙le.cha.Ya.yikhH3895are comelyנָאו֤וּna.VuH4998with rowsבַּתֹּרִ֔יםba.to.RimH8447of jewels,thy neckצַוָּארֵ֖ךְtza.va.RekhH6677with chainsבַּחֲרוּזִֽים׃ba.cha.ru.ZimH2737of gold.

11We will makeנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213thee bordersתּוֹרֵ֤יto.ReiH8447of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091with studsנְקֻדּ֥וֹתne.ku.DotH5351of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

12While the kingשֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙she.ha.Me.lekhH4428sittethat his tableבִּמְסִבּ֔וֹbim.si.BoH4524,my spikenardנִרְדִּ֖יnir.DiH5373sendeth forthנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the smellרֵיחֽוֹ׃rei.ChoH7381thereof.

13A bundleצְר֨וֹרtze.RorH6872of myrrhהַמֹּ֤ר׀ha.MorH4753ismy wellbelovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730unto me; he shall lieיָלִֽין׃ya.LinH3885all night betwixt my breastsשָׁדַ֖יsha.DaiH7699.

14My belovedדּוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is unto me asa clusterאֶשְׁכֹּ֨ל'esh.KolH811of camphireהַכֹּ֤פֶר׀ha.Ko.ferH3724in the vineyardsבְּכַרְמֵ֖יbe.khar.MeiH3754of En–gediH5872.

15Behold, thou artfairיָפָה֙ya.FahH3303,my loveרַעְיָתִ֔יra'.ya.TiH7474; behold, thou artfairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303; thou hastdoves’יוֹנִֽים׃yo.NimH3123eyesעֵינַ֥יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869.

16Behold, thou artfairיָפֶ֤הya.PehH3303,my belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730,yea, pleasantנָעִ֔יםna.'ImH5273:also our bedעַרְשֵׂ֖נוּ'ar.Se.nuH6210isgreenרַעֲנָנָֽה׃ra.'a.na.NahH7488.

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