Revised Literal Translation

Song of Songs 5

1I am comeבָּ֣אתִיBa.tiH935into my gardenלְגַנִּי֮le.ga.NiH1588,my sisterאֲחֹתִ֣י'a.cho.TiH269, myspouseכַלָּה֒kha.LahH3618:I have gatheredאָרִ֤יתִי'a.Ri.tiH717my myrrhמוֹרִי֙mo.RiH4753with my spiceבְּשָׂמִ֔יbe.sa.MiH1313;I have eatenאָכַ֤לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398my honeycombיַעְרִי֙ya'.RiH3293with my honeyדִּבְשִׁ֔יdiv.ShiH1706;I have drunkשָׁתִ֥יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354my wineיֵינִ֖יyei.NiH3196with my milkחֲלָבִ֑יcha.la.ViH2461:eatאִכְל֣וּ'ikh.LuH398,O friendsרֵעִ֔יםre.'ImH7453;drinkשְׁת֥וּshe.TuH8354,yea, drink abundantlyוְשִׁכְר֖וּve.shikh.RuH7937,O belovedדּוֹדִֽים׃ סdo.DimH1730.

2I sleepיְשֵׁנָ֖הye.she.NahH3463,but my heartוְלִבִּ֣יve.li.BiH3820wakethעֵ֑ר'ErH5782: it isthe voiceק֣וֹל׀KolH6963of my belovedדּוֹדִ֣יdo.DiH1730that knockethדוֹפֵ֗קdo.FekH1849, saying,Openפִּתְחִי־pit.chi-H6605to me, my sisterאֲחֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,my loveרַעְיָתִי֙ra'.ya.TiH7474,my doveיוֹנָתִ֣יyo.na.TiH3123,my undefiledתַמָּתִ֔יta.ma.TiH8535:for my headשֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙she.ro.ShiH7218is filledנִמְלָא־nim.la'-H4390with dewטָ֔לTalH2919, andmy locksקְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖יke.vu.tzo.TaiH6977with the dropsרְסִ֥יסֵיre.Si.seiH7447of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

3I have put offפָּשַׁ֙טְתִּי֙pa.Sha.tiH6584my coatכֻּתָּנְתִּ֔יku.ta.ne.TiH3801;howאֵיכָ֖כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I put it onאֶלְבָּשֶׁ֑נָּה'el.ba.She.nahH3847?I have washedרָחַ֥צְתִּיra.Chatz.tiH7364my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272;howאֵיכָ֥כָה'ei.Kha.khahH349shall I defileאֲטַנְּפֵֽם׃'a.ta.ne.FemH2936them?

4My belovedדּוֹדִ֗יdo.DiH1730put inשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027byמִן־min-H4480the holeהַחֹ֔רha.ChorH2356of the door,and my bowelsוּמֵעַ֖יu.me.'AiH4578were movedהָמ֥וּha.MuH1993for him.

5I rose upקַ֥מְתִּֽיKam.tiH6965to openלִפְתֹּ֣חַlif.To.achH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֑יle.do.DiH1730;and my handsוְיָדַ֣יve.ya.DaiH3027droppedנָֽטְפוּ־na.te.fu-H5197withmyrrhמ֗וֹרMorH4753,and my fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹתַי֙ve.'etz.be.'o.TaiH676withsweet smellingעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֣וֹרMorH4753,upon the handlesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of the lockהַמַּנְעֽוּל׃ha.man.'UlH4514.

6I openedפָּתַ֤חְתִּֽיpa.Tach.tiH6605to my belovedלְדוֹדִ֔יle.do.DiH1730;but my belovedוְדוֹדִ֖יve.do.DiH1730had withdrawnחָמַ֣קcha.MakH2559himself, andwas goneעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674:my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315failedיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318when he spakeבְדַבְּר֔וֹve.da.be.RoH1696:I soughtבִּקַּשְׁתִּ֙יהוּ֙bi.kash.Ti.huH1245him, but I could not findמְצָאתִ֔יהוּme.tza.Ti.huH4672him; I calledקְרָאתִ֖יוke.ra.TivH7121him, but he gave me no answerעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030.

7The watchmenהַשֹּׁמְרִ֛יםha.sho.me.RimH8104that went aboutהַסֹּבְבִ֥יםha.soe.VimH5437the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892foundמְצָאֻ֧נִיme.tza.'U.niH4672me, they smoteהִכּ֣וּנִיhi.Ku.niH5221me, they woundedפְצָע֑וּנִיfe.tza.'U.niH6481me; the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the wallsהַחֹמֽוֹת׃ha.cho.MotH2346took awayנָשְׂא֤וּna.se.'UH5375my veilרְדִידִי֙re.di.DiH7289from me.

8I chargeהִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיhish.Ba'.tiH7650you, O daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,if ye findתִּמְצְאוּ֙tim.tze.'UH4672my belovedדּוֹדִ֔יdo.DiH1730,that ye tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046him, that I amsickשֶׁחוֹלַ֥תshe.cho.LatH2470of loveאַהֲבָ֖ה'a.ha.VahH160.

9What isthy belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,O thou fairestהַיָּפָ֖הhai.ya.FahH3303among womenבַּנָּשִׁ֑יםba.na.ShimH802? what isthy belovedדּוֹדֵ֣ךְdo.DekhH1730more than anotherbelovedמִדּ֔וֹדmi.DodH1730,that thouשֶׁכָּ֖כָהshe.Ka.khahH3602dost so chargeהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650us?

10My belovedדּוֹדִ֥יdo.DiH1730iswhiteצַח֙tzachH6703and ruddyוְאָד֔וֹםve.'a.DomH122,the chiefestדָּג֖וּלda.GulH1713among ten thousandמֵרְבָבָֽה׃me.re.va.VahH7233.

11His headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218is asthe mostכֶּ֣תֶםKe.temH3800fine goldפָּ֑זPazH6337,his locksקְוּצּוֹתָיו֙ke.vtz.tzo.TavH6977arebushyתַּלְתַּלִּ֔יםtal.ta.LimH8534, andblackשְׁחֹר֖וֹתshe.cho.RotH7838as a ravenכָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ka.'o.RevH6158.

12His eyesעֵינָ֕יו'ei.NavH5869are as the eyesof dovesכְּיוֹנִ֖יםke.yo.NimH3123by the riversאֲפִ֣יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,washedרֹֽחֲצוֹת֙ro.cha.tzOtH7364with milkבֶּֽחָלָ֔בbe.cha.LavH2461, andfitly setיֹשְׁב֖וֹת מִלֵּֽאת׃yo.she.Vot mi.LetH4402 H3427.

13His cheeksלְחָיָו֙le.cha.YavH3895areas a bedכַּעֲרוּגַ֣תka.'a.ru.GatH6170of spicesהַבֹּ֔שֶׂםha.Bo.semH1314, assweetמֶרְקָחִ֑יםmer.ka.ChimH4840flowersמִגְדְּל֖וֹתmig.de.LotH4026:his lipsשִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙sif.to.TavH8193likeliliesשֽׁוֹשַׁנִּ֔יםsho.sha.NimH7799,droppingנֹטְפ֖וֹתno.te.FotH5197sweet smellingעֹבֵֽר׃'o.VerH5674myrrhמ֥וֹרMorH4753.

14His handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027are asgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringsגְּלִילֵ֣יge.li.LeiH1550setמְמֻלָּאִ֖יםme.mu.la.'ImH4390with the berylבַּתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁba.tar.ShishH8658:his bellyמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578is asbrightעֶ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH6247ivoryשֵׁ֔ןShenH8127overlaidמְעֻלֶּ֖פֶתme.'u.Le.fetH5968withsapphiresסַפִּירִֽים׃sa.pi.RimH5601.

15His legsשׁוֹקָיו֙sho.KavH7785are aspillarsעַמּ֣וּדֵי'a.Mu.deiH5982of marbleשֵׁ֔שׁSheshH8336,setמְיֻסָּדִ֖יםme.yu.sa.DimH3245upon socketsאַדְנֵי־'ad.nei-H134of fine goldפָ֑זFazH6337:his countenanceמַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙mar.'E.huH4758isas Lebanonכַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןka.le.va.NonH3844,excellentבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977as the cedarsכָּאֲרָזִֽים׃ka.'a.ra.ZimH730.

16His mouthחִכּוֹ֙chi.KoH2441ismost sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֔יםmam.ta.KimH4477: yea, he isaltogether lovelyמַחֲמַדִּ֑יםma.cha.ma.DimH4261. This ismy belovedדוֹדִי֙do.DiH1730, and this ismy friendרֵעִ֔יre.'IH7453,O daughtersבְּנ֖וֹתbe.NotH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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