Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 4:1-5

1Behold, thou artfairיָפָ֤הya.FahH3303,my loveרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474; behold, thou artfairיָפָ֔הya.FahH3303; thou hastdoves’יוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123eyesעֵינַ֣יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869withinמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157thy locksלְצַמָּתֵ֑ךְle.tza.ma.TekhH6777:thy hairשַׂעְרֵךְ֙sa'.reKhH8181isas a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of goatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795,that appearשֶׁגָּלְשׁ֖וּshe.gal.ShuH1570from mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Gileadגִּלְעָֽד׃gil.'AdH1568.

2Thy teethשִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shi.Na.yikhH8127arelike a flockכְּעֵ֣דֶרke.'E.derH5739of sheep that are evenshornהַקְּצוּב֔וֹתha.ke.tzu.VotH7094,which came upשֶׁעָל֖וּshe.'a.LuH5927from the washingהָרַחְצָ֑הha.rach.TzahH7367;whereof every one bear twinsמַתְאִימ֔וֹתmat.'i.MotH8382, and none isbarrenוְשַׁכֻּלָ֖הve.sha.ku.LahH7909among them.

3Thy lipsשִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְsif.to.Ta.yikhH8193arelike a threadכְּח֤וּטke.ChutH2339of scarletהַשָּׁנִי֙ha.sha.NiH8144,and thy speechוּמִדְבָּרֵ֖יךְu.mid.ba.ReikhH4057iscomelyנָאוֶ֑הna.VehH5000:thy templesרַקָּתֵ֔ךְra.ka.TekhH7541arelike a pieceכְּפֶ֤לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of a pomegranateהָֽרִמּוֹן֙ha.ri.mOnH7416withinמִבַּ֖עַדmi.Ba.'adH1157thy locksלְצַמָּתֵֽךְ׃le.tza.ma.TekhH6777.

4Thy neckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677islike the towerכְּמִגְדַּ֤לke.mig.DalH4026of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732buildedבָּנ֖וּיba.NuiH1129for an armouryלְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹתle.tal.pi.YotH8530,whereon there hangתָּל֣וּיta.LuiH8518a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505bucklersהַמָּגֵן֙ha.ma.GenH4043,all shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֥יshil.TeiH7982of mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

5Thy twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147breastsשָׁדַ֛יִךְsha.Da.yikhH7699arelike twoכִּשְׁנֵ֥יkish.NeiH8147youngעֳפָרִ֖ים'o.fa.RimH6082roesצְבִיָּ֑הtze.vi.YahH6646that are twinsתְּאוֹמֵ֣יte.'o.MeiH8380,which feedהָרוֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462among the liliesבַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃ba.sho.sha.NimH7799.

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