Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 1:8-11

8If thou knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045not, O thou fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802,go thy way forthצְֽאִי־tze.'i-H3318by the footstepsבְּעִקְבֵ֣יbe.'ik.VeiH6119of the flockהַצֹּ֗אןha.TzonH6629,and feedוּרְעִי֙u.re.'IH7462thy kidsגְּדִיֹּתַ֔יִךְge.di.yo.Ta.yikhH1429beside the shepherds’הָרֹעִֽים׃ סha.ro.'ImH7462tentsמִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908.

9I have comparedדִּמִּיתִ֖יךְdi.mi.TikhH1819thee, O my loveרַעְיָתִֽי׃ra'.ya.TiH7474,to a company of horsesלְסֻסָתִי֙le.su.sa.TiH5484in Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547chariotsבְּרִכְבֵ֣יbe.rikh.VeiH7393.

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.

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