Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 2:2-16

2As the lilyכְּשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּה֙ke.sho.sha.NahH7799among thornsהַחוֹחִ֔יםha.cho.ChimH2336, so ismy loveרַעְיָתִ֖יra'.ya.TiH7474among the daughtersהַבָּנֽוֹת׃ha.ba.NotH1323.

3As the apple treeכְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ke.ta.Pu.achH8598among the treesבַּעֲצֵ֣יba.'a.TzeiH6086of the woodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, so ismy belovedדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730among the sonsהַבָּנִ֑יםha.ba.NimH1121.I satוְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּיve.ya.Shav.tiH3427down under his shadowבְּצִלּוֹ֙be.tzi.LoH6738with great delightחִמַּ֣דְתִּיchi.Mad.tiH2530,and his fruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529wassweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966to my tasteלְחִכִּֽי׃le.chi.KiH2441.

4He broughtהֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙he.vi.'A.niH935me to the banquetingהַיָּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and his bannerוְדִגְל֥וֹve.dig.LoH1714over me wasloveאַהֲבָֽה׃'a.ha.VahH160.

5Stayסַמְּכ֙וּנִי֙sa.me.Khu.niH5564me with flagonsבָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹתba.'a.shi.ShotH809,comfortרַפְּד֖וּנִיra.pe.Du.niH7502me with applesבַּתַּפּוּחִ֑יםba.ta.pu.ChimH8598: for I amsickחוֹלַ֥תcho.LatH2470of loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

6His left handשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙se.mo.LoH8040isunder my headלְרֹאשִׁ֔יle.ro.ShiH7218,and his right handוִימִינ֖וֹvi.mi.NoH3225doth embraceתְּחַבְּקֵֽנִי׃te.cha.be.Ke.niH2263me.

7I chargeהִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O ye daughtersבְּנ֤וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,by the roesבִּצְבָא֔וֹתbitz.va.'otH6643,andא֖וֹ'oH176by the hindsבְּאַיְל֣וֹתbe.'ay.LotH355of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,that ye stir not upתָּעִ֧ירוּ׀ta.'I.ruH5782,nor awakeתְּעֽוֹרְר֛וּte.'o.RuH5782myloveהָאַהֲבָ֖הha.'a.ha.VahH160,till he pleaseשֶׁתֶּחְפָּֽץ׃ סshe.tech.PatzH2654.

8The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730!behold, he comethבָּ֑אBa'H935leapingמְדַלֵּג֙me.da.LegH1801upon the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,skippingמְקַפֵּ֖ץme.ka.PetzH7092upon the hillsהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ha.ge.va.'otH1389.

9My belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730is likeדּוֹמֶ֤הdo.MehH1819a roeלִצְבִ֔יlitz.ViH6643or a youngלְעֹ֣פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָֽאַיָּלִ֑יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354:behold, he standethעוֹמֵד֙o.MedH5975behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310our wallכָּתְלֵ֔נוּka.te.Le.nuH3796,he looketh forthמַשְׁגִּ֙יחַ֙mash.Gi.achH7688at the windowsהַֽחֲלֹּנ֔וֹתha.cha.lo.NotH2474,shewingמֵצִ֖יץme.TzitzH6692himself through the latticeהַֽחֲרַכִּֽים׃Ha.cha.ra.KimH2762.

10My belovedדוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730spakeעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030,and saidוְאָ֣מַרve.'A.marH559unto me, Rise upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my loveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my fair oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303,and come awayH3212.

11For, lo, the winterהַסְּתָ֖יוha.se.tavH5638is pastעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674,the rainהַגֶּ֕שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653is overחָלַ֖ףcha.LafH2498andgoneהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980;

12The flowersהַנִּצָּנִים֙ha.ni.tza.NimH5339appearנִרְא֣וּnir.'UH7200on the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776;the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of the singingH2158of birdsis comeהִגִּ֑יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of the turtledoveהַתּ֖וֹרha.TorH8449is heardנִשְׁמַ֥עnish.Ma'H8085in our landבְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ׃be.'ar.Tze.nuH776;

13The fig treeהַתְּאֵנָה֙ha.te.'e.NahH8384putteth forthחָֽנְטָ֣הcha.ne.TahH2590her green figsפַגֶּ֔יהָfa.Gei.haH6291,and the vinesוְהַגְּפָנִ֥ים׀ve.ha.ge.fa.NimH1612withthe tender grapeסְמָדַ֖רse.ma.DarH5563giveנָ֣תְנוּNa.te.nuH5414a goodsmellרֵ֑יחַRei.achH7381.Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,my loveרַעְיָתִ֥יra'.ya.TiH7474,my fair oneיָפָתִ֖יya.fa.TiH3303,and come awayH3212.

14O my doveיוֹנָתִ֞יyo.na.TiH3123, that artin the cleftsבְּחַגְוֵ֣יbe.chag.VeiH2288of the rockהַסֶּ֗לַעha.Se.la'H5553,in the secretבְּסֵ֙תֶר֙be.Se.terH5643placesof the stairsהַמַּדְרֵגָ֔הha.mad.re.GahH4095,let me seeהַרְאִ֙ינִי֙har.'I.niH7200thy countenanceמַרְאַ֔יִךְmar.'A.yikhH4758,let me hearהַשְׁמִיעִ֖ינִיhash.mi.'I.niH8085thy voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְko.LekhH6963;for sweetעָרֵ֖ב'a.RevH6156isthy voiceקוֹלֵ֥ךְko.LekhH6963,and thy countenanceוּמַרְאֵ֥יךְu.mar.'EikhH4758iscomelyנָאוֶֽה׃ סna.VehH5000.

15Takeאֶֽחֱזוּ־'e.che.zu-H270us the foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֔יםshu.'a.LimH7776,the littleקְטַנִּ֖יםke.ta.NimH6996foxesשֽׁוּעָלִ֥יםshu.'a.LimH7776,that spoilמְחַבְּלִ֣יםme.cha.be.LimH2254the vinesכְּרָמִ֑יםke.ra.MimH3754:for our vinesוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754havetender grapesסְמָדַֽר׃se.ma.DarH5563.

16My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730is mine, and I amhis: he feedethהָרֹעֶ֖הha.ro.'EhH7462among the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

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