Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 2:9-17

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.

17Until the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117breakשֶׁיָּפ֙וּחַ֙shei.ya.Fu.achH6315,and the shadowsהַצְּלָלִ֑יםha.tze.la.LimH6752flee awayוְנָ֖סוּve.Na.suH5127,turnסֹב֩soH5437,my belovedדוֹדִ֜יdo.DiH1730,and be thou likeדְּמֵה־de.meh-H1819a roeלִצְבִ֗יlitz.ViH6643or a youngלְעֹ֥פֶרle.'O.ferH6082hartהָאַיָּלִ֖יםha.'ai.ya.LimH354upon the mountainsהָ֥רֵיHa.reiH2022of Betherבָֽתֶר׃ סVa.terH1336.

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